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Bulgarian Aikido Organizations
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Bulgarian Aikido Association
 Sensei Edward Germanov and Sensei Nencho Smilov founded the Bulgarian Aikido Association (BAA) on 1990. At the beginning there was only two member clubs, but gradually other clubs were founded in Sofia – Slavia, Pernik – Krakra, and in Petrich.
At the beginning of 1993 Smilov Sensei leaves BAA and founds the Bulgarian Yoshinkan Aikido Federation.
In 1994 BAA became an official representative of the International Aikido Association (IAA) and later became a member of Aikikai Hombu Dojo through Shihan Fumio Toyoda.
In 1996 BAA organises Aikido training in the National Sports Academy (NSA). Today more than 50 people are graduated with rights to teach Aikido according to Bulgarian laws.
Today the BAA is the biggest Aikido organisation in Bulgaria and in the Balkans. She has member clubs in Sofia, Vidin, Kneza, Kozloduy, Pleven, Lovech, Rousse, Silistra, Varna, Plovdiv, Yambol, Asenovgrad, Blagoevgrad and Pernik – summary 28 where more than 1000 people are playing Aikido. The trainees defended a black belt are more than 70.
The BAA issues its own magazine “Aikido 2000” and its own program on TV channel “Channel 2001”.
for contacts:e-mail Tendokan@techno-link.com
Bulgarian Aikido Federation
 In the beginning of 1990 Bulgarian Aikido Federation (BAF) was established by Mr. Georgy Yordanov Ivanov (4-th dan). The reaction abroad followed. In the same year (in April) the chairman of IAF and the vice-chairman of EAF, Mr. Georgio Veneri (5-th dan) came to Bulgaria. Mr. Veneri arrived here as a Chairman of the Commission for Developing of Aikido in Eastern Europe and a seminar was held as expected: the nominee for membership in EAF was accepted and the connection with the centre of AIKIDO - Aikikai Hombu Dojo (TOKYO) is already a fact. On 29-th April 1991 the president of BAF went to Luxembourg as a delegate of EAF Congress and a participant in the seminar which was held there. Two months later in Bulgaria arrived the first Japanese Shihan Yoshiaki Yokota (6-th dan). He held one-week seminar and exam where the first Bulgarian 2-nd dan was awarded. The same year (in October) Sensei Yokota held another seminar followed by an exam, where was awarded the first 1-st dan by a female. In February 1992, the General Secretary and Technical Director of IAF and EAF Aikikai - Mr. Masatake Fujita (8-th dan) arrived in Sofia and held a seminar for a couple of days. The reason for this visit became clear three months later, when at a Congress of EAF in Brussels the Bulgarian Aikido Federation was accepted as a member. The same year in Taipei (Taiwan) at the Congress of IAF the young Bulgarian Aikido Federation was accepted as a member of Aikikai Hombu Dojo.
for contacts: Address: app.32, entr.2, bl.48, 20 Yanko Zabunov str., Sofia 1408, Bulgaria
Tel./Fax: +359 (2) 9445077; Mobil: +359 (88) 524524
e-mail: aikido@baf.org
National Aikido and Ju-Jitsu Federation
 In the beginning of 1990 On 05.07.2002 was founded NATIONAL AIKIDO AND JU JUTSU FEDERATION (NAJJF) situated in Sofia Bulgaria.
The organization unites 7 clubs covering all the territory of our country with 350 members in them..
NAJJF aimed to perform and develop Ju Jitsu, organizing and conduct competitions of Ju Jitsu following the rules adopted by the Ju Jitsi International Federation approved by General Assembly 2001., organizing referee seminars, organizing sports camps.
Creation of the organization is a result of the running high interes about Ju Jitsu in Bulgaira.
for contact: NATIONAL AIKIDO AND JU - JITSU FEDERATION, P.O. BOX 62, SOFIA 1510, BULGARIA
Tel:+ + 359 48 99 52 56; + + 359 48 99 62 66
e-mail: najjf@abv.bg
National Aikido Union Aikikai Bulgaria
 National Aikido Union was established in 1999. It has disciples all around Bulgaria. Chairman of National Aikido Union is Martin Todorov. National Aikido Union was promoted by 6 Aikido clubs former members of Bulgarian Aikido Federation. Currently it consists of 10 Bulgarian Aikido clubs. Supervisor of National Aikido Union is Masatake Fujita Shihan.
for contact: e-mail: nau@mail.bg
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