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There is anotlrcr intportant aspect of our work as detectiaes in
the field - detteloping relntionships and estsblishing connections
with people nre essential ingredients of our work. We needto establish rapport with police officers, goaernment officials,
lawyers, journnlists etc. We obtain information from them andwe sometimes prgoide them with information in turn. Throughaikido, I learned tlrc airtues of patience, respect, duty and modesty.
These airtues I learned helped me tremendously in establishiig
relationships and in conneiting witlt people. rtkido has becom'epart of my daily life and work.

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Dear friends and associates,

My name is Hidenori Kannzaluo. I am an agent of the Kodama
lntelligence office in Tokyo. I was admitted to membership of
WAD lapan in 2006 upon tlrc recommendation of Mr, Hirosima,
tle WAD Ambassador for lapan. Some of you will recognize mefrom the WAD conferences held in Tokyo and Malta where I gaoe
"anaikido demonstiation during tlrc eaint. Todav I woutd tite tu
talk a little nbout aikido and its influence in my ileoelopment as adetective.

Aikido rs a traditional lapanese martiql art thathas been practiced

qndhanded downby a samurni
family oaer 800 yenrs. UnJike othermartial arts such as Kyujutsu fuow and arrow), Sojutsu (spear)
and Kenjutsu (sword), the nobler aim of this art is to subdue youropponent without harming or killing him. Aikido is an unnrmed
martiql art that eaolaed froru, and is based on sword (Kenjutsu)
principles. lt is designed to take on not just a single opponent but
also simultaneous attacks from multiple opponenti both armed andunarmed.

Looking bnck, I feel that I hnae been aery fortunate that I cnme
to know of and learned aikido. IMen I was a rookie, my boss
took me to a martial qrts demonstration hosted by a local police
dEartment. This is where I saw aikido for the firsf time and'l wasfascinated by the beauty and dynamism of the art. I could not wait

to start leqrning the art. Life alza ay s surprises. At the time, I nea er
imngined that one day I would end up becoming an instructor in
the srt, let alone adopting aspects ofit in my profession.

I am grateful to my boss, Kodama. He was my boss, my mentor andand my motioator. A selfbss man, he was always thinking abouttlrc deaelopment of the detectkte industry. He always showed methat no matter what work you do, your work has to- in some way,contribute to tlrc deuelopntent of the human society.

My mission is to keE deueloping tlrc teaclings of Kodama andpu! ir,tto ffict his idea of societal contribution through the work.
Aikido helps nte to qchieae these goals. I further-belieae that
cultural actioities can bridge the borders bettueen nations, races
and religions. I do hope that lt)e can build deE relationships
throughWAD and contribute to worldpeace through our work.

Akey principle of this art is the need to harmonize your mind andmoaements with those of your opponent. You do this by simply
blending in with the atticking foiie and in the process talie conirdl

oaer your opponent's attack as you moae in tandem with him.
Of course it is aery difficult to renlize this in a real life situationand is the reason that it takes such a long time to reach eaen basic
proficiency in the art.

Thank you aery much.

Hidenori Kanazawa

ＩＦDgspite this rnther unortlrcdox concept to martiql nrts, proof of
aikido's ffiacy is best eoidencedby its ndoption in tlrc traiiing
curriculum of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Acnderny. Aikido
training is also mandatory fo-r all
w-o.nrcn police officers in Tokyo.
.tlrc
I was trained with selected policeofficers in a sTibcial inst
course and qualifud as a certifud internqtional instructor.

as disguising oneself, tailing nnd stnking otit our subjects in
intelligence gathering. ln practice, it is the muinl strerryth that
determi.nes.the succ.essful application of tlrcse t.echniqu es;.insigltts,concentrqtion, profoundness in annlysis, mental control in copiwith a subject etc.

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ln our work as detectiaes, we use sll sorts of tecluiques suchミ
nspects of life. Despite neaer haaing hald thi need to use aikido
to defend myself in real life, I hnue benefitted inrmensely learning
aikido in dealing with people and situntions.
20 vvA D BeyOnd Global礁

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