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Enseignants > MALCOLM TIKI SHEWAN MALCOLM TIKI SHEWAN : Franais - English MALCOLM TIKI SHEWAN est n le 19 Mai 1951 Somerville dans l'tat de New Jersey aux U.S.A. Trs tt, ds l'age de 6 ans il commence la pratique de l'escrime (pe et sabre) sous la direction de Matre Frederick Rhodes, ancien officier prussien, parmi les plus fines lames d'Europe, au RHODES ACADEMY OF FENCING. A 8 ans, il dbute le Judo au renomm BUDOKWAI DE LONDRES. En 1962, de retour aux U.S.A. il se consacra exclusivement l'escrime sous la direction de Matre Rhodes. Ce fut au Rhodes Academy qu'il fit ses premiers pas dans l'tude du IAIDO, l'art du dgainage du sabre japonais, sous la direction d'un matre japonais de Kendo et de Iaïdo, le Rvrend Khan, moine bouddhiste au temple Zen de New York. 
A 18 ans il termine ses tudes secondaires au Portsmouth Priory aux U.S.A., et sa russite aux University Entrance Exams lui permet de poursuivre des tudes de LANGUES MODERNES l'UNIVERSITE D'OXFORD en Angleterre. Il tudie le franais, l'italien, l'allemand, l'anglais ainsi que le latin et le grec ancien. Il y continue sa pratique de l'escrime sous la direction de Matre Bela Imregi et son tude du Iai a chacun de ses voyages aux U.S.A. A 19 ans ses tudes le conduisent Lausanne en Suisse o il poursuit ses tudes de langues modernes. Il commence l'AIKIDO l'AIKIKAI de LAUSANNE avec J.M. Burnier et D. Brunner comme professeurs. Peu de temps aprs, il fait la connaissance de Matre Tamura Nobuyoshi. De l'avis de M. Shewan, cette rencontre fut le tournant de sa vie. Il abandonne l'escrime pour s'adonner entirement l'tude de l'Aïkido aux cotes de Matre Tamura et d'autres disciplines martiales japonaises en parallel. Ds ce jour (1970) il se consacre 4-6 heures par jour l'Aïkido et Budo jusqu'en 1981 lorsqu'il entreprend un voyage prolong au Japon en vu d'approfondir ses tudes. En 1971 profondment intress par la pratique du Iai, il suit assidment des cours sous la direction de Matre Otani Yoshiteru, matre de l'cole Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu et enseignant galement du Muso Shinden Ryu. Il est, donc, initi dans ces deux coles dont TSS Jigen qui restera ferm jusqu'en 2008. En 1972 il se voit dlivr le Premier Dan d'Aïkido. En 1973 M. Pierre Chassang lui propose un poste d'enseignant l'Aiki Club de Cannes. Honor par l'offre, il dmnage de la Suisse pour venir habiter Cannes. La proximit de Matre Tamura lui fournit une occasion inspre de le suivre avec assiduit. En 1974 il obtint le diplme d'enseignant FUKUSHIDOIN et se voit confier des taches de responsabilit technique (DTR) au sein de l'U.N.A., particulirement en Midi-Pyrnes et en Cte d'Azur. A cette mme priode, du fait de son activit au sein de l'U.N.A., un dossier complet est dpos son nom pour l'obtention du Diplme d'Etat 2ieme degr de professeur d'Aïkido par quivalence avec l'ensemble des cadres fdraux. Cependant la loi de l'poque ne prvoyait pas la dlivrance de ce diplme aux personnes de nationalit trangre. Cependant, M. Shewan se voit accord, peu de temps aprs, cet honneur par le Ministre des Sports et Education. Il obtint le 2iem Dan d'Aïkido en 1975. Frquentant toujours le dojo de Matre Otani lors de ses visites familiales aux U.S.A., il y rencontre, en 1975, Matre Mitsuzuka Takeshi avec qui il put perfectionner son tude du Iaïdo Muso Shinden Ryu et s'initier la pratique de Shindo Muso Ryu Jodo. De part sa capacit pour les langues, y compris le japonais, M. Shewan joue un rle actif galement au sein de la Fédération Européenne d'Aïkido (F.E.A.) dont Matre Tamura est le Conseiller Technique. En 1975, elle invite Doshu Kishomaru Ueshiba visiter les pays d'Europe. Durant cette tourne M. Shewan sera accompagnateur et lui servira d'Uke pour la plus grande partie des dmonstrations. A la fin de sa visite, le Doshu assiste en Espagne l'assemble constitutive de la Fédération Internationale de l'Aïkido. Des lors, M. Shewan participe dans les travaux de cette organisme en tant que traducteur et coordinateur. En 1977, sur l'invitation de Matre Tamura et le EAF, Mitsuzuka Takeshi Sensei passe les deux mois d't enseignant une srie de stages et le Iaïdo et le Jodo. Mr. Shewan a servi d'assistant durant cet tourne et en cette mme anne, la suggestion de Matre Tamura, la F.E.I. (Fédération Europen d'Iai) est cr et M. Shewan est nomm Conseiller Technique. Son intrt constant pour la pratique du sabre, alli l'exprience acquise sur le terrain au cours des stages intensifs sous la direction de divers matres d'aikido comme Matre Chiba, Matre Nakazono, Matre Tada, Matre Arikawa, et d'autres, lui ont donn non seulement une excellente pratique des techniques mains nues, mais aussi une connaissance approfondie et plus spcialise des armes de la discipline- Ken, Jo et Tanto. En 1979 il reoit le 3iem Dan d'Aïkido, il est alors le plus jeune cadre fdral recevoir ce grade. En 1981 M. Shewan effectue un voyage de 15 mois au Japon o il se consacre l'tude de la forge des sabres japonais selon les procds mtallurgiques prdatant la priode Edo (1600). Son apprentissage fut entrepris auprs de Matre Wakita Ryosui, dont l'ateliert, notre connaissance, le seul tranger avoir t initi ces techniques anciennes de forge, et un des rares occidentaux avoir appris la forge des sabres japonais. Paralllement, il tudie d'autres artisanats traditionnels japonais tels la fabrique des armes en bois, la fabrique des fourreaux, la fabrique des gardes (Tsuba) de sabre, le polissage des lames, la charpenterie des temples et difices sacrs et la cramique. Paralllement, il poursuit son tude des arts martiaux et avec l'aide du feu Donn F. Draeger, il obtient la permission de visiter un bon nombre de trs anciennes coles rarement ouvertes aux visiteurs tels que Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu, Jikishin Kage Ryu, Yagyu Shinkage Ryu, Tendo Ryu, Toda-ha Buko Ryu, Kashima Shinto Ryu, Tatsumi Ryu, Maniwa Nen Ryu, Ogasawara Ryu, Masaaki Ryu (Me.Y. Nawa) et Shinto Muso Ryu. En 1982, son retour du Japon il fonde le G.R.M.T. (Groupe pour la Recherche de la Mtallurégie Traditionnelle) pour pouvoir continuer ses recherches mtallurgiques et laborer les techniques de forge qu'il avait appris durant son apprentissage. En 1982 Mr. Shewan est promu Aïkido Yondan (4iem Dan). Malcolm Shewan est membre de la AMERICAN BLADESMITH SOCIETY dont le prsident et fondateur fut le matre-forgeron WILLIAM F. MORAN. A son retour du Japon en 1983 Mr. Shewan a pass un an aux USA pour laborer et approfondir encore les travaux appris au Japon et pour tudier la fabrique de couteux en acier damass avec Bill Moran. Le premier evenement qu'organisa le G.R.M.T. fut un rencontre en collaboration avec le Muse du Fer de Vallorbe, Suisse, dirig par par l'illustre William F. Moran sur le sujet de l'acier damass et la forge de lames. Mr. Shewan a galement travaill en collaboration avec le Muse du Fer et le Laboratoire des Mtaux de Nancy pour recrer certaines techniques paleo-mtallurgiques de l'poque Gallo-Romain et dans un petit atelier Villefranche de Rouergue a russi a reproduire des lames type Gallo-Romain partir de l'ingots fournis par le Laboratoire des Mtaux. Cette coopration a permis l'organisation d'un venement exceptionel : l'invitation 4 forgerons japonais de venir en France dans le but de produire la premire lame japonaise faite en Europe et avec du minerai d'Europe. Cette venement dura 15 jours et fut un norme succs. Beaucoup de coutelier-forgerons europens participant se sont donns l'tude des mthodes traditionnelles de forge et ds lors on a pu voir le vrai essor du couteaux fait-main en France et en Europe. Mr. Shewan a galement tudi l'Histoire et la Structure des Budo traditionnels auprs de Donn F. Draeger (Directeur du International Hoplological Society). La mort prmature de cet homme exceptionel a eu un effet profonde cause de l'amiti que Mr. Shewan prouv envers M. Draeger. De nombreux pratiquants en France et en Europe ont eu l'occasion d'apprcier les qualits humaines exceptionelles ainsi que la matrise de M. Draeger lors qu'il a ffectu une tourne en Europe en 1980 en compagnie de OTAKE RISUKE Shihan et KAMINODA TSUNEMORI Shihan organise par le FEI et le FEJ. En 1982 M.T. Shewan fut nomm Responsable Technique National (RTN) au sein de la Federation Française Libre d'Aïkido et de Budo (F.F.L.A.B.), Aikikai de France. En 1983-1984 Mr. Shewan crit son premier livre au sujet du sabre japonais "Iaïdo - L'Art du Sabre Japonais". Il s'est vendu en 5,000 exemplaire sous forme d'une dition bi-lingue. Constemment actif dans l'enseignement et la promotion de l'Aïkido M. Shewan reoit son Aïkido Godan (5iem Dan). En 1986 il retourne au Japon pour continuer ses tudes en Budo. En 1988 il reoit le Diplme d'Etat d'Educateur Sportif 1er Degr et la fin de l'anne il se voit promu Aïkido Rokudan (6iem Dan). Il retourne encore cette anne au Japon. En 1989 il reoit le Diplme d'Etat d'Educateur Sportif 2iem Degr De 1992-1997 M. Shewan a poursuivis ses tudes en Aïkido avec Matre Arikawa Sadateru pendant ses nombreux visites en France. Me Arikawa lui a appris une grande quantit d'lments techniques du sabre (et armes) et, en particulier, les applications en Aïkido. M. Shewan continue participer activement dans l'enseignement de l'Aïkido en tant que CEN (ATN) de la FFAB et il fut membre du Comit Directeur de 1992-1997. En 2008 l'cole de sabre qu'il a initialement appris de Otani Sensei (et, plus tard (1981-1982) avec Kawabata Terutaka Sensei) et qui est rest strictement ferm durant de nombreuses annes, a dcid de s'ouvrir un plus grand publique - le Ryushin Jigen Ryu fut cr suivant une rupture avec TSS Jigen Ryu. Aujourd'hui sous la direction de son Soke Yahagi Kunikazu Sensei cette cole prsente de nouvelles opportunits d'tudes complmentaires aux autres disciplines pratiques par l'auteur. Aujourd'hui M. Shewan continue ses tudes personnelles du Budo Japonais et il donne de nombreux stages de Iai, Ken et Aïkido en collaboration avec d'autres qui partagent les mmes objectifs et visions dans la matire comme Pascal Krieger, Ren Vandroogenbroek, Ren Trognon, Toshiro Suga, Jean-Marc Chamot, Dominique Pierre, Daniel Leclerc, Jaff Raji, Christophe Marie et autres amis de grande valeur. Il maintient un intret actif dans la mtallurégie ancienne.
MALCOLM TIKI SHEWAN : Franais - English Malcolm Tiki SHEWAN was born the 19th of May, 1951 in Somerville N.J. U.S.A. He began the study of fencing when he was 6 years old. At age 8 his father enrolled him in Judo classes at the Budokwai of LONDON. In 1961 he abandoned Judo and devoted himself to fencing under the direction of Matre Fredick RHODES, once a cavalry officer in the Prussian army and reputed to be one of the finest fencers in Europe. It was at the RHODES ACADEMY that M.T. Shewan began his study of IAI, the art of drawing and cutting with the japanese sword. His first lessons in the art were given to him by the Reverend Khan who was a Buddhist priest at the Zen Temple of New York and a proficient teacher of Kendo and Iaïdo in the style of MUSO JIKIDEN EISHIN RYU. The Reverend Khan gave classes regularly at that time at the Rhodes Academy. Nonetheless his interest in the Japanese Sword began well before this time and, in fact, goes back to his childhood. His father, a noted arms collector and highly versed in the history of Warfare, as well as the manufacture of arms and armor in general cultivated his son's appreciation of the Japanese Sword. He also attended regularly classes and conferences given by USUI BUMPEI, an expert connaisseur of the Nihon-to, from around 1970-71. At age 18 he graduated from the Portsmouth Priory in R.I. and he went for his University studies in Modern Languages to Europe. He continued his fencing studies under the direction of Matre BELA IMREGY at Oxford University When he was 19 his studies took him to Lausanne in Switzerland and there he began the study of AIKIDO at the LAUSANNE AIKIKAI with J.M. BURNIER and D BRUNNER. Soon afterwards he met TAMURA NOBUYOSHI Shihan. In Mr. Shewan's mind this meeting was a turning point in his life. He abandoned fencing and devoted himself entirely to the study of AIKIDO with Master TAMURA as well as other Japanese Martial Disciplines under various teachers. From this time onwards (1970) he devoted 4 - 6 hours daily to the practice of Aïkido and Budo until 1981 when he travelled to Japan to further these studies. At this time, his good friend Harvey Konigsberg introduced him to the IAI DOJO of OTANI YOSHITERU Sensei, a teacher of TENSHIN SHO JIGEN RYU and Muso Shinden Ryu. In 1972 he was awarded Aïkido Shodan In 1973 Mr. Pierre Chassang offered him a teaching post at the Aiki Club de Cannes in France. Honored by this proposal he leaves Switzerland to come to live in Cannes, France. This move offers the possibility to work more intensively under the direction of Tamura Sensei who also lives nearby. In 1974 he was awarded the Fukushido-In teaching certificate. He was also given the responsabilities as Regional Technical Advisor (DTR) in the U.N.A. (Union Nationale d'Aïkido) particularly for the.regions - Midi-Pyrennees and Cote d'Azur. He still assures this technical-advisory role within the Aïkido Federation (FFAB) to this day. In 1975 he was awarded Aïkido Nidan. It was also in 1975, while in the U.S., that he met and worked intensively with MITSUZUKA TAKESHI Shihan who Otani Sensei brought to America. During this time he devoted himself to the perfection of MUSO SHINDEN RYU IAI and he began his study of SHINDO MUSO RYU JODO. Further, on account of his capacity for languages including japanese, Mr. Shewan also played an active role within the European Aïkido Federation. In 1975 Dosshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba was invited by the E.A.F. to do a tour of Europe during which Mr. Shewan accompanies the delegation and serves as Uke for the Dosshu during most of his european demonstrations. At the end of the tour Dosshu participates in the founding assembly of the International Aïkido Federation I.A.F. and Mr. Shewan actively participates in the early functioning of the IAF as translator. In 1977 MITSUZUKA Sensei came to FRANCE upon the invitation of Tamura Sensei and the E.A.F. for a series of seminars covering both Iaïdo and Jodo during 2 months. Mr. Shewan served as his personal assistant during this time and this visit brought about the creation of the NATIONAL IAIDO FEDERATION and the EUROPEAN IAIDO FEDERATION and played an important role in the development of this discipline in FRANCE and in EUROPE. His continuing interest in the practice of japanese swordsmanship instilled in him an overview integrating all of the disciplines he now studied into a general view for the pratice of Budo. In 1979 he received Aïkido Sandan (3rd Dan) thus becoming the youngest technical advisor of the federation to receive this grade. But his true knowledge about forging and polishing of the Japanese Sword was taught to him by WAKITA RYOSUI SHISSHO during a long visit to EUROPE and during the author's stay in Japan in 1981-1982, where he studied as an apprentice-swordsmith there, that Mr. Shewan devoted his whole time to learning how to build small furnaces in which they made sword steel of the earliest times and refining the steel produced into sword-quality material. Parallel studies at this time included - Sword Polishing, the Techniques of Tsuba (sword guards) making, the fashioning of scabbards and other arts such as : the making of wooden weapons (bokken, etc.), ceramics and carpentry. This trip also afforded the opportunity to visit numerous classical sword schools rarely (at that time) open to visitors. Thanks to the introductions obtained for him by Mr. Donn F. Draeger, Mr. Shewan was able to visit Schools such as : Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu, Jikishin Kage Ryu, Yagyu Shinkage, Toda-ha Buko Ryu, Tendo Ryu, Kashima Shinto Ryu, Tatsumi Ryu, Ogasawara Ryu, Masaaki Ryu(Y.Nawa), Shinto Muso Ryu, Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu. In 1982 upon his return from Japan Mr. Shewan founded the G.R.M.T. - Group for the Research into Traditional Metallurgy - in order to permit him to continue and elaborate his study of the forging techniques he had learned during his apprenticeship. In 1982 Mr. Shewan receives Aïkido Yondan (4th Dan). Malcolm SHEWAN is a member of the AMERICAN BLADESMITH SOCIETY whose President and founding Mastersmith is WILLIAM F. MORAN. After his 15 month stay in Japan Mr. Shewan spent part of 1983 in the USA to continue his work in swordsmithing. He also studied the making of damascus steel knives with Bill Moran. The first event that was organized by the G.R.M.T. in collaboration with the Muse du Fer in Vallorbe, Switzerland, was a course in Damascus Steel and the Hand- forged Blade given by the illustrious William F. Moran. Mr. Shewan also worked in collaboration with the Metals Laboratory and Iron Museum of Nancy in the field of Paleometallurgy particularly in relation to the rediscovering of certain metallurgical techniques of the Gallo-Roman Period. And in the smithy created in Villefranche de Rouergue. Members of the Group participated in the making of Gallo-Roman-style knives from ancient ingots furnished by the Metals Laboratory. This cooperation gave birth to the organization in 1988 of an extremely signifigant event : The invitation for 4 japanese smiths to come to France in order to produce the first ever japanese sword made on European soil from european iron ore. The whole event was a great success and influenced many european knife-makers to look into traditional methods. The author also studied the history and structure of traditional japanese Budo, with Mr. Donn F. Draeger (director of the INTERNATIONAL HOPLOLOGICAL SOCIETY. The untimely death of this exceptional man deeply affected the author because of the close friendship he had with him. Many French and European trainees had occasion to appreciate the outstanding human qualities and mastery of DONN DRAEGER during the European tour which he made in the company of OTAKE RISUKE Shihan and KAMINODA TSUNEMORI Shihan in 1980 organised by the FEI and the FEJ. In 1982 M.T. Shewan was named Responsable Technique National (RTN) in the Federation Française Libre d'Aïkido et de Budo (F.F.L.A.B.), Aikikai de France. In 1983-1984 Mr. Shewan wrote his first book on japanese Budo entitled "Iaïdo - The Art of Japanese Swordsmanship" and it sold 5,000 copies in the dual-language edition. In 1984 constantly active in the teaching of Aïkido and its promotion in France Mr. Shewan received Aïkido Godan (5th Dan). In 1986 he returned to Japan for further research and studies. In 1988 he was awarded the Diplme d'Etat d'Educateur Sportif 1st Degr and at the end of the year was promoted to Aïkido Rokudan (6th Dan). In 1988 he returned once more to Japan for his study. In 1989 he received the Diplme d'Etat d'Educateur Sportif 2em Degr. From 1992-1997 Mr. Shewan studied closely with Arikawa Sadateru Sensei during his multiple visits to France. Arikawa Sensei took the opportunity to teach much of his knowledge of the sword (and weapons) and, in particular, its use in Aïkido. Mr. Shewan continues to participate actively in the teaching of Aïkido as CEN of the FFAB, and was a former Member of the Directing Committee (1992-1997). In 2008 a school, which had been kept closed for many years, decided to open to a greater public - the Ryushin Jigen Ryu was created following a break with the TSS Jigen Ryu much of which Mr. Shewan learned from Otani Sensei and later (1981-1982) with Kawabata Terutaka Sensei. This afforded new opportunities for study which were very complimentary to other disciplines the author had studied. Today, Mr. Shewan continues to expand his personal study of Budo giving numerous seminars in Iai, Ken and Aïkido in collaboration with others who have similar aims and interests such as Pascal Krieger, Ren Vandroogenbroek, Ren Trognon, Toshiro Suga, Jaff Raji, Dominique Pierre, Floral Perez and other valued friends. He maintains an active interest in ancient metallurgy.
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