Japanese Acupuncture in Japan

Greetings and Salutations,

After what has been an extremely busy week in clinic I am preparing to leave for Japan tomorrow morning.

My visit to Imabari on the Island of Shikoku in Southern Japan to observe at Masakazu Ikeda sensei’s clinic will be my first in 7 years and my anticipation grows by the hour.

I unashamadely model my mentoring program on my experience in the clinics of Edward Obaidey and Masakazu of Ikeda sensei.

Without question in my mind, this form of passing on clinically relevant Traditional Acupuncture skills and diagnostic protocols is by far and away the most effective learning experience available to the keen student of Traditional Acupuncture today.

The fact that this method of passing on clinically relevant experience and wisdom has been in existence for thousands of years testifies to it’s efficacy.

Certainly from my experience both as a teacher and student of Traditional Acupuncture this has been proven on countless occaisions.

From being the teacher in both my Brisbane and Gold Coast clinics I will once again be a student as I do my level best to osmose as much of the skill, expertise, wisdom and experience that Ikeda sensei exudes during my stay over the next week.

Always challenging, refining my practice of Traditional Acupuncture moves to another level entirely in Ikeda sensei’s clinic.

Nothing can adequately prepare me for this experience and it is very much a case of sink or swim.

As a surfer there is only one option,  take a big breath, dive in and paddle to the best of my ability.

There is no doubt that I will be confronted with my inadequacies and shortcomings as a practitioner as the clarity and preciseness of Ikeda sensei’s clinical abitlities come to light.

It then becomes a case of  eating much humble pie as the chasm between Ikeda sensei and myself  is exposed to the light of day.

Imabari is a little chilly at this time of year with the maximum temperature varying between 5degC and 12degC at this time of year.

Phew it will be some change climatically and clinically.

Next post upon my return in a little over a week.

Take care to have some fun.

Lotsa,

Alan

Ikeda Sensei treating Tom during a study group in Imabari in 2001

Ikeda sensei, Edward Obaidey and myself, Brisbane 1998

Former No 1 and 2 Deshi, Tonchan and Korochan at Ikeda sensei’s clinic, 2001

This was the first time I had seen a child treated with Acupuncture, Korochan performed the treatment, supervised by Ikeda sensei in 2001

Imabari 1998

Yours truly, Tonchan, Jaimee, Korochan, Oksan (Ikeda sensei’s wife), Sensei and Esther

Looking over the Rice Paddies towards Ikeda sensei’s clinic in 2001, I believe paddies have disappeared under the weight of development in the meantime.

Alan Jansson is an internationally recognized teacher and practitioner of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture.  For well over a decade, independent of and in conjunction with Masakazu Ikeda sensei and Edward Obaidey, Alan has presented, convened and hosted in the vicinity of 30 Traditional Japanese Acupuncture workshops in Australia, New Zealand and USA. Driven by a strong desire to promote the consumer friendly nature, clinical efficacy and potency of Meridian Based Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, Alan is a staunch advocate of practically based workshops and draws upon his 25 years clinical experience and 14 years post and undergraduate teaching in a concerted effort to lift the bar globally in the clinical application of this most amazing medical art.

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