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About Frank Ostoff

Frank Ostoff was born in 1957, and after a period as a sailor and studying ship-engineering he began training in Aikido at the age of 23.

Inspired by his former instructors in Oldenburg and Hamburg his path lead him to the Aikido-Zen Institute of Gerhard Walter in Berlin. The intensive time as a Master Student (ushi-deshi) allowed him to further his training with Christian Tissier in Paris and Yamaguchi Sensei and Endo Sensei in Japan.

        

1991 he founded the Aikido Dojo Düsseldorf and began teaching. Taking part in many international seminars has created good contacts and friendship with many Aikido Masters throughout Europe and Japan who support and help the development of his dojo.

Visit to Japan 1995 - from left: Ulli Kubetzek, Lothar Darjes , Endo Sensei, Frank Ostoff

February 2002 he received the 5th dan from the Hombu Dojo Aikikai Tokyo through Shihan Seishiro Endo, 8th dan.

During the last years he is deepening his experiences about Energy Healing and Qigong by studying with Master Mantak Chia from Thailand and Prof. Zhang Guangde from Beijing
In January 2003 he participated at the Teacher Training in Tao Garden /Thailand and evaluated as a Certified Instructor of the Universal Tao System.

Visit to China in 2001

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