Jacques Payet

Jacques Payet (ジャック・パイエ, born August 24, 1957) is a practitioner of Yoshinkan-style aikido. He was the longest-serving non-Japanese uchi-deshi of Yoshinkan founder Gozo Shioda and is ranked Hachidan (八段, "8th degree") in the Yoshinkan organization, with the honorific Shihan (師範, "mentor and model"). He is the founder and head instructor of Mugenjuku dojo and the Mugenjuku Kenshusei program in Kyoto, Japan. He is also the originator of the well-known Senshusei Course, a translator of several important works in aikido, and a guest instructor in demand around the world.

Jacques Payet
teaching at Mugenjuku dojo in Kyoto
Born (1957-08-24) August 24, 1957
Réunion, France
Other namesジャック・パイエ, Жак Пайе
ResidenceKyoto, Japan
NationalityFrench
StyleYoshinkan aikido (養神館 合気道)
Teacher(s)Gozo Shioda (塩田 剛三), Takafumi Takeno (竹野 髙文)
Rank8th-degree black belt (八段, hachidan), Shihan (師範, shihan)
Years active1980–1994,2000-present
Websitewww.aikidomugenjuku.com
Last updated on: September 9, 2014
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