Kinomichi

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Kinomichi
(氣之道)

"Kinomichi", calligraphy by Masamichi Noro.
Focus	Grappling
Hardness	Non-competitive
Country of origin	Japan, France
Creator	Masamichi Noro (野呂 昌道 Noro Masamichi, born 1935)
Parenthood	Aikido
Olympic sport	No
Official website	http://www.kinomichi.com

Kinomichi (氣之道) is a martial art in the tradition of budō, developed from the Japanese art aikido by Masamichi Noro and founded in Paris, France, in 1979. Masamichi Noro was one of the live-in students (uchideshi) of Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of aikido.^[1] Designated "Delegate for Europe and Africa" by Morihei Ueshiba, Noro debarked in Marseille on September 3, 1961, preceding Nakazono and Tamura in the communal construction of a European and African aikido.^[2] In France, Kinomichi is affiliated with the Fédération Française d’Aïkido, Aïkibudo, Kinomichi et disciplines Associées (FFAAA) and maintains warm relations with the Aikikai Foundation and its leader, Moriteru Ueshiba, the grandson of aikido’s founder.