AFSA 30 yr Celebration Planning: FW: AFSA 30 years publication

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A short history of the

Aikido Federation of South Africa

The Aikido Federation of South Africa (AFSA) was established in 1977 by David Buchanan with the help of Mr. Paul de Beer, Dr. Fritz Zöllner and Mr. Jos Niehaus (who sadly passed away in 1995), and was certified by the Aikikai Foundation in Tokyo.

Because of the isolation in which South Africa found itself at the time, AFSA was placed under the guardianship of the British Aikido Federation, and Minoru Kanetsuka Sensei was appointed as AFSA's Technical Director. AFSA grew steadily over the years. Kenneth Cottier Sensei made numerous visits to South Africa and worked endlessly to spread Aikido on the South African subcontinent as a direct result of Chris Smart's stay and involvement. Directly or indirectly, Mr. Cottier has had a profound influence on everyone who practises the art of Aikido in this country.

Over the years, the following people have given of their time and energy in the roles of Chairman, Vice-chairman and General Secretary of AFSA.

David Buchanan

Paul de Beer

Adolfo Braga

Fritz Zöllner

Jos Niehaus

Corrie Human

Colin Beyers

Loray Daws

Elroy Goliath

A number of foreign instructors have visited the country under AFSA invitation. These include:

~~David Buchanan~~

Minoru Kanetsuka

Tanaka Sensei

Kenneth Cottier

~~Chris Smart~~

Fulvio Sassi

H. Enomoto Sensei

Matthew Holland

Mutsuko Minegishi

Giorgio Veneri

Franco Martufi

Jean-Pierre Camberfort

Velibor Vesovic

Terry Ezra

Yoji Fujimoto

AFSA has undergone enormous transformation since its inception. AFSA held its 20th Anniversary Celebrations during November 1997 in Cape Town. A personal message from our Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba was read during the opening ceremony - a very proud moment for AFSA. The office of Technical Director of AFSA was transferred by Minoru Kanetsuka Shihan (7^th Dan) onto the shoulders of Giorgio Veneri Sensei (6^th Dan). Veneri Sensei was a former President of the Aikikai D'Italia and also a founding member and former Chairman of the International Aikido Federation (IAF). Veneri Sensei was still a member of the Superior Council of the IAF when he sadly passed away at the end of March 2005. In life Veneri Sensei was a student and close friend of Hiroshi Tada Shihan (9^th Dan).

During its 20^th Anniversary Celebrations AFSA also bestowed the title of Honorary President of AFSA onto Kenneth Cottier Shihan in recognition of the effort and energy he has put into the dissemination of Aikido on the southern tip of the African continent. Franco Martufi Sensei (former General Secretary of the Aikikai D'Italia) was appointed as AFSA Jokyushidoin and Paul de Beer Sensei as AFSA Shidoin.

The Aikido Federation of South Africa is affiliated to the International Aikido Federation and enjoys full recognition from the Aikikai Foundation (Aikido World Headquarters, Japan). AFSA also maintains strong connections with the British Aikido Federation (BAF). In South Africa there are 17 Aikido clubs affiliated to AFSA. The Aikido Federation of South Africa annually holds a Winter School in July and a Summer School in November at which the members of these clubs come together to practise Aikido and to hold an Annual General Meeting. AFSA shall celebrate its 30^th anniversary during November 2007.

AFSA

From: Corrie Human [mailto:aikido@mweb.co.za]
Sent: 05 March 2007 08:16 AM
To: Elroy 0115A Goliath; Loray & Tanja Daws; Beyers, Colin C; Colin Beyers
Cc: Ghalib 0007A Galant; Paul 0001A De Beer
Subject: AFSA 30 years publication

ELROY'S QUESTION:

6. We are starting to work on an AFSA 30 years publication for every attendant to take home. Any information on history, stories, pictures spanning the 30 years (even per decade) to be sent directly to Ghalib at GhalibG@wbs.co.za. We would really appreciate feedback from every one. We cannot do this on our own.

Hallo Ghalib, (also Colin, Loray, Elroy)

I include herein the following:

1. AFSA 30th Anniversary letterhead to be used for all correspondence during 2007.

2. The letter contains a piece of script dealing with AFSA, how it fits into the Aikido world, what the aikido structures look like, etc. You can edit if neccessary.

3. A schedule of courses as funded and/or organized by AFSA since its inception.

4. A lineage document of Paul de Beer Sensei that give a lot of background history on AFSA.

5. A short history of AFSA

6. A provisional CV of Paul de Beer Sensei in the form of an interview with him.

This is only for a start. I have a CD with the content of the booklet that we published during our 25th Anniversary. I shall make a copy and get it to you by some other means. I also have CV's for most of the instructors but they all need an update I suppose. I have a lot of photo's in the archive and shall let you have copies of the ones that can be useful.

In return I request a complete set for the AFSA archive of whatever information that you gather in the process, please. Also a copy on CD of the final blueprint of the publication.

Finally I also require you to send me a copy of the final product to check BEFORE IT IS PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED, please. Because of my office I am usually in the best position to check the information for correctness and to pick up any unintentional misrepresentations.

Colin, Loray and Elroy

What is your policy decision hereon?

I await your reply.

Yours in Aikido,

Corrie Human

AFSA Secretary General

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