Aikido Kishinev. Igor Zakharevitch. Shidoin, Godan Aikikai.

    In 1987, I led the Moscow State University in only at that time, a section of Aikido in Moscow. Having been occupied in this section for a week, I returned home to Kishinev, gathered my familiar friends and created the first Aikido group in Kishinev. We did not know how, but we had a great desire to promote and expand Aikido since it first appeared in Moldova.
    In 1998, the Aikido Federation of the Republic of Moldova was officially recognized by Hombu Dojo. Since then more than 20 of my students have become black belts of varying degrees, and the number is growing. My students participate in international seminars on Aikido in different countries under the guidance of the leading masters of Aikido, and exams with Japanese master of Aikido.
    In 2012, I was also appointed shidoin and Aikikai Dojo Shombi gave official permission of the Aikido Federation of the Republic of Moldova to take exams at  black belt level.

                                                                                                                         Igor Zakharevich
                                                                                Chairman of the Aikido Federation of the Republic of Moldova
                                                                                                                              Kishinev