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Shochugeiko

Summer exercise: training at sunrise. Like Kangeiko, Shochugeiko is an early morning workout lasting several days. From 5.50 a.m., a singing bowl meditation introduces the Shochugeiko.

These 6 days are characterised by a special quality. Once the first step has been taken and the fatigue has been overcome, an unexpected spiritual dimension can emerge. In the early hours, we are even less burdened, more relaxed and the heart can open more easily.

Invitation

Being able to rely on a safe, healthy body feeling at all times of the day has always been of great importance in martial arts. I invite you to start the day with a week of silent Aikido training.

Teacher

Dirk Kropp

Prerequisite

Half a year of practice experience.

Dates

  • 20. — 25.07.2026
  • 26. — 31.07.2027
Shochugeiko

Additional practice times

Monday to Saturday from 5:50 to 7:00 am.

Fee

The fee is 105 €. Shochugeiko is free of charge for dojo members. Participation by the day is possible.

During the winter and summer exercises, the old bell from the Meiji Shrine (Tokyo) is placed next to the mat. It accompanies the meditation early in the morning with a long-lasting - slightly pulsating - low tone. Due to its age and sacred history, the bell has acquired a 'personal voice' that gains character through patina, scratches and a small dent - an acoustic wabi-sabi that helps us to arrive in the present moment.