Soke will be in France for a full week of training and a Taikai in early November.
I usually go to Japan at this time to train morning and evening under the direction of Soke, this time it will happen in France! If you can’t make it to Japan and want a similar experience, now is your chance!
Several events are offered :
- A Taikai Saturday afternoon 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. and Sunday morning 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
- An introduction to Shiatsu on Saturday morning 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- A Banquet on Saturday evening
- One week of training, twice 2 hours a day 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. (Reserved for KoKoDo Jikimon or Kyushinkai practitioners)
Planning
Places
The places of practice are :
- for Taikai and initiation to Shiatsu : La maison de la Pierre, 121 Chemin de la Garrigue, 30210 Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France.
- for training with Soke : Dojo de Vers-Pont-du-Gard, 170 Chemin du Stade, 30210 Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France.
Banquet
A banquet will be held with Soke on Saturday evening at the restaurant La Petite Gare in Vers-Pont-du-Gard. Reservations are possible until October 26 inclusive via the online ticket office.
Ticketing
The choices are :
- Shiatsu only : 60€
- Taikai only : 50€ one day / 70€ both days (saturday and sunday)
- The full week of training with Soke including Taikai (excluding shiatsu and banquet) : 250€ (Reserved for KoKoDo Jikimon or Kyushinkai practitioners)
- Banquet Adult 42€ / Kids 18€
Ticketing : https://tinyurl.com/KoKoDoTaikai2023
Transportation
From Avignon train station, Montpellier airport or Nîmes airport, several taxi services are available, here are some links :
- https://www.pagesjaunes.fr/annuaire/vers-pont-du-gard-30/taxis
- https://montransport.com/annuaire/taxi-minivan/gard/vers-pont-du-gard/index.html
Accommodations
Here are some bed and breakfasts near the training sites :
- Le mas de Lila
- Le Mas des Cyprès : Chambre d’hotes
- Location Mazet des cigales, locations saisonnieres, location de chalets
- Mas Pepette – Accueil de Groupe
- Here you will find a list of accommodation with the distance from the dojo
- Booking
Questions/Contacts
For any questions, you can
- use the contact section or the chat messenger available directly on this site.
- write me an email at eric.anfrui@kokodo.fr
- call me on 00 33 6 64 73 27 87