Aikido festival "Tornado" was held at the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sports, Youth and Tourism. The event gathered more than 600 strongest athletes from 36 regions of Russia.
At the festival the solemn presentation of the Russian National Council of Aikido prize - "Tornado" took place, this is the highest recognition of merit in development of martial art in the Russian Federation. This year the award was presented in six categories: "Breakthrough of the Year" - Oleg Beketov; "For achievements in aikido development" - Kirill Ivanov; "For success in the development of children's aikido" - Ivan Shcherbitsky; "For success in the development of children's aikido" - Sergei Novikov; "For fidelity to the traditions of aikido" - Oleg Yakimov and "For the development of aikido in Russia" - Ruzana Mikhaldyka.
The award was presented by the Chairman of the Presidium of the National Council of Aikido of Russia, the First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation Sergey Kirienko, as well as the Director of the Department of State Policy in the Sphere of Sport and International Cooperation of the Ministry of Sport of Russia Boris Grishin, the member of the Presidium of the Higher Council of the Russian Union of Martial Arts Alexey Shturmin, President of the Russian Federation on the Rights of the Child Anna Kuznetsova, Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the National Aikido Council of Russia Sergey Kiselev, head of the Organization Department of the Russian Olympic Committee Yuri Yuriev.
At the meeting Russian State University of Physical Education, Sports, Youth and Tourism Rector Tamara Mikhailova discussed with Anna Kuznetsova and Alexey Shturmin the role of education in development of aikido training system. We remind that future coaches in Aikido are trained at the Department of Theory and Methods of Fencing, Modern Pentathlon, Oriental Martial Arts of the RSUPESY&T.
The students of the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sports, Youth and Tourism also contributed to the festival. For three days the guys were volunteers and helped to organizers of the largest Aikido event in Russia.
As a result of the festival, the traditional selection to the team of the National Council of Aikido of Russia was held.
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