In 1971, Koichi Tohei founded
the Ki Society to spread Ki principles.
In 1977, the Ki Society was officially accredited by the Ministry
of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Teaching Ki principles to Europe
In 1978, Koichi Tohei went to Europe
for the first time. He held seminars in the UK, Belgium, Italy, France,
and Germany. The participants studied Ki principles very sincerely
at these seminars. Koichi Tohei knew that world wants to study Ki
and apply it in their daily life. After that, Ki and Ki-Aikido spread
to Holland, Spain, Austria, Finland, and Sweden quickly.
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Teaching Ki principles to professional
sumo wrestler, Takamiyama who came from Hawaii.
Koichi Tohei taught Ki principles to Takamiyama at the request of
his student in Hawaii. After this, Takamiyama became a champion of
the tournament. However, by this time in his Sumo career, his stable
master would not permit him to study other than Sumo. Therefore,
he could not study Ki after that.
Teaching Ki principles to the Dragons (Japanese
professional baseball team)
A year after the Giants became the Champions of the league
for the ninth time in a row, Koichi Tohei taught Ki principles to
the Dragons. In the season, the Dragons defeated the Giants and became
the new Champions. |
