石川 智広(イシカワ トモヒロ)
合氣道家 1960年(昭和35年)
静岡県出身の両親の元、東京世田谷区生まれ。
武道に始めて接したのは中学時代に、成城警察に設けられた柔道教室へ通ったことである、その後も趣味的に継続することで3段まで昇段した。
中央大学法学部生であった1981年、マーストリヒト柔道世界選手権65kg級優勝の柏崎克彦(当時30歳)の試合を見て深く感銘を受けた。誰でもあるように、当時の石川は青春の生きる価値に苦悩した時代を過ごしていた。ドイツ人弓道家オイゲン・へリゲルによる弓聖 阿波研造を紹介した書籍「弓と禅」を読み、阿波の至った境地と指導法に魅力を感じていた。柔道をしていた経験と禅に触れた体験。それらがおぼろげに繋がったのが、先ほどの柏崎克彦の試合と人物の立派さであった。そして大学卒業時には、日本の伝統文化を武道で伝えることを、人生の中心に置く決心をした。
そのような中で合氣道を選んだのは、本質は競技武道でないことが大きく、柔道とは違う層の人々へ貢献できる可能性を感じたからである。そして夢は、阿波研造の境地へ近づくことであった。山頂へ至る道に様々あるように、弓道に拠らずとも善いという考えに至り、合氣道を選択した。
しかし現実には、進路について周囲の激しい反対に遭い、志を曲げざるを得ず22才から3年間は徴税吏員として公務に就いた。当時は望まぬ仕事ではあったが、今に考えるとこれが後に人生の幅を広げることになった。東日本大震災、その後の影響下において道場運営が危機的になった次期、これらを乗り越える原動力となったのはまさに当時の望まぬ仕事からくる経験によるところが大きい。
25歳(1986年)から三十歳(1991年)まで籐平光一先生(心身統一合氣道創始者)の内弟子として、藤平光一先生・丸山維敏先生(合氣道・唯心会)の指導を受けた。
30歳から内弟子卒業生として、心身統一合氣道の道場長を勤めた。楽心館という名称は、この頃から使用しており、平成5年5月5日を楽心館の創立記念日としている。
35歳(1995年)で心身統一合氣道会を辞職。
温故知新。合氣を探求する場合、その根源を知り原則を知ることが第一義と考えるに至り、そのために古流を通じた、その流派の術と考え方を研究した。
その後、佐藤金兵衛先生(大東流山本角義派教授代理、浅山一伝流大東流起源説を唱えた方)が創立、会長をつとめた国際柔術連盟に学ぶ。のちに種村匠刀先生が会長になり、指導を受けた。1999年、佐藤先生逝去に合わせて退会。その後、北海道苫小牧市の長尾全祐に師事し、継承者の平岡祥淑代表の大東流山本角義派で指導も行う。
講道館柔道3段
心身統一合氣道4段
氣と丹田の合氣道会楽心館 主宰
会津藩伝継小野派一刀流剣術 教授代理 (平岡祥淑 門下)
大東流合氣柔術山本角義派 教授代理 (平岡祥淑 門下)
無限神刀流居合術 教授代理 (平岡祥淑 門下)
浅山一傳流 指南 浅山理法流武術 (宮本隆正 門下)
現在は浅山一伝流・小野派一刀流剣術中西派五行之型・直心影流法定型を研究中
Tomohiro ISHIKAWA Career
Aikido practitioner Born in 1960 in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, to parents from
Shizuoka Prefecture. His first contact with martial arts was in junior high
school, when he attended a judo class set up by the Seijo Police Department,
which he continued as a hobby, rising to the rank of 3-dan.
In 1981, when he
was a law student at Chuo University, he was deeply impressed by the match of
Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki (then 30 years old), winner of the 65 kg category of the
Maastricht Judo World Championships. Like anyone else, Ishikawa at the time was
going through a period of struggling with the value of living in youth. He read
the book 'Bow and Zen' by German archer Eugen Herrigel, which introduced the
bow master Awa Kenzo, and was fascinated by the state of mind Awa had reached
and his teaching methods. I was fascinated by Awa's background in judo and his
experience of Zen. These were dimly connected by the aforementioned matches and
the admirable character of Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki. And when he graduated from
university, he decided to make it a central part of his life to pass on
traditional Japanese culture through martial arts.
I chose Aikido
because it is not essentially a competitive martial art, and I felt that it had
the potential to contribute to a different segment of the population than judo.
His dream was to approach the state of Awa Kenzo. As there are many paths to the
summit of the mountain, I thought that it would be good even if I did not
follow Kyudo, so I chose Aikido.
In reality,
however, he faced fierce opposition from those around him regarding his career
path and had no choice but to change his mind, and from the age of 22 he spent
three years in public service as a tax collector. At the time, this was a job
he did not want, but in hindsight, it broadened the scope of his life later on.
The Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent crisis in the management of
the dojo during the next period were largely due to the experience gained from
the unwanted work at the time.
From the age of 25
(1986) to 30 (1991), he was an uchideshi of Koichi Tohei Sensei (founder of
Shin Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido) and was taught by Koichi Tohei Sensei and
Koretoshi Maruyama Sensei (Aikido Yuishinkai).
From the age of
30, as an uchideshi graduate, he worked as a dojo master of Shin Shin Shin
Toitsu Aikido. The name RAKUSHINKAN has been used since that time, and 5 May
1993 is the anniversary of the founding of RAKUSHINKAN.
He resigned from
the Shin Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido at the age of 35 (1995).
温故知新(onkochishin)「developing new ideas based on study of the past」. When exploring Aikido, he came to the
conclusion that knowing its roots and principles was the first thing to do, so
he studied the techniques and ideas of the schools through the koryu.
He then studied at
the International Jujutsu Federation, which was founded and chaired by Sato
Kinbei Sensei (acting professor of the Yamamoto Kakuyoshi school of Daito-ryu
and advocate of the Daito-ryu origin theory of Asayama Ichidenryu). In 1999, he
left the federation on the passing of Sato Sensei. He then studied under Nagao
Zenyuu in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, and also taught in the Daito-ryu Yamamoto Kakuyoshi-ha
under his successor, representative Hiraoka Yasuhide.
He has practised
Aikido, Daito-ryu Yamamoto Kakuyoshi-ha and Asayama Ichiden-ryu in search of
"the truth that underlies swordsmanship, iai-jutsu, jujutsu and stick
fighting", going back to the roots of aiki. This journey of exploration
continues to this day.
When explaining
Aikido at RAKUSHINKAN, he avoids the charisma and mystique of instructors and
techniques. The basics are based on physics that even junior high school
students can understand - pendulum motion, constant pulley motion and the
principle of second leverage - and explain the median line, tanden force and Ki
force.
Rakushinkan's 'Ki
to Tanden no Aikido' is a natural body that concentrates advanced techniques
and mental methods, such as Awa Kenzo's, to train the body and mind to be able
to break down an opponent with an uneventful movement, like a gentle breeze, to
acquire 'Fudo Fuso no Aiki'(AiKi of steadfastness and unyieldingness).
The martial
arts-style natural body is a dual structure of rigidity and flexibility, like
the Japanese sword, and traditional kata practice is emphasised. RAKUSHINKAN's
practice is to progressively improve from shu (kata-style basic practice), ha
(body-led practice of ken-tai-itchi) and ri(mind-led practice of
ki-ken-tai-itchi), and to never practice any demonstration or match practice
that contradicts these principles.
The training of
Aiki-style techniques is based on the kata of kenjutsu and koryu jujutsu, and
is therefore regarded as unconventional by existing Aikido enthusiasts, and we
are aware that there is a certain segment of the population who do not
understand it.
In May 2025, at
the age of 64, he will hand over the position of Rakushinkan representative to
Yasuyuki Taira.
Below is
Ishikawa's martial arts career (only those that led to 3rd dan or above are
listed).
Kodokan Judo 3rd
dan
Mind Body
Unification Aikido, 4th dan
President of Ki
and Tanden no Aikido Kai Rakushinkan
Acting professor
of the Aizu clan's Ono-ha Itto-ryu swordsmanship (under Hiraoka Yasuhide).
Acting professor
of Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Yamamoto Kakuyoshiha (under Hiraoka Yasuhide)
Professor of Mugen
Shinto Ryu Iaijutsu (under Hiraoka Yasuhide)
Asayama Riho Ryu
Bujutsu (under Takamasa Miyamoto)
Currently studying
Asayama Ichiden-ryu, Ono-ha Itto-ryu swordsmanship Nakanishi-ha Gogyo no Kata
and Jikishin Kage-ryu legal kata.