Jacques Payet

Jacques Payet
teaching at Mugenjuku dojo in Kyoto
Born (1957-08-24) August 24, 1957 (age 67)
Réunion, France
Other namesジャック・パイエ, Жак Пайе
ResidenceKyoto, Japan
NationalityFrench
StyleYoshinkan aikido (養神館 合気道)
Teacher(s)Gozo Shioda (塩田 剛三), Takafumi Takeno (竹野 髙文)
Rank8th-degree black belt (八段, hachidan), Shihan (師範, shihan)
Years active1980–1994,2000-present
Websitewww.aikidomugenjuku.com
Last updated on: September 9, 2014

Jacques Payet (ジャック・パイエ, born August 24, 1957) is a practitioner of Yoshinkan-style aikido. He was the longest-serving non-Japanese uchi-deshi of Yoshinkan founder Gozo Shioda and is ranked Hachidan (八段, "8th degree") in the Yoshinkan organization, with the honorific Shihan (師範, "mentor and model").[1] He is the founder and head instructor of Mugenjuku dojo and the Mugenjuku Kenshusei program in Kyoto, Japan. He is also the originator of the well-known Senshusei Course, a translator of several important works in aikido, and a guest instructor in demand around the world.