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Michael Williams
Sensei was first attracted to Aikido while visiting New Zealand in
1974, where he attended demonstrations by Koichi Tohei Sensei. He was
a serious student of Yoga and Wing Chun Kung Fu at that time.
Returning to his homeland of South Africa, he began training with Jean
Claude Delgueldre Sensei.
Chief
Instructor of Aikido in South Africa. He immigrated to New
Zealand in 1978 where he continued his training with the New Zealand
Ki Society. He moved to Australia in 1981, where he founded
Aikido Ki Society Australia
In 1989,
Williams Sensei relocated to Byron Bay in northern NSW where he built
‘Goshinkan Dojo’. Bordered by forest reserve, ‘Goshinkan’ provides a
serene haven for all Australian aikidoists to train together. It was
officially opened by Master Koretoshi Maruyama, President of Ki
Society International, in May 1991.
Maruyama Sensei,
Williams Sensei was requested to act as a facilitator to disseminate
Aikido Yuishinkai throughout the world.
Michael Williams
Sensei was awarded 9th Dan and appointed as International Chief
Instructor of Aikido Yuishinkai by the Founder of Aikido Yuishinkai,
Master Koretoshi Maruyama, in October 2003. Sensei Wiliams and
his
family recently
relocated to Fiji where Sensei has establish Aikido Yuishinkai in the Fijian
Islands.
Sensei Williams returned to Australia at the end of 2009 where,
in December, Master Koretoshi Maruyama honoured Michael Williams by
presenting him with the 10th Dan level in the art of Aikido Yuishinkai.
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