The collaboration between the FNAL and the Swiss Aikido Association (ACSA) dates back several years, even predating the official founding of the FNAL.
In practice, this collaboration is facilitated by Shihan Renata Jocic (6th dan).
Together with her husband, Shihan Dragisha Jocic (7th dan), she runs a professional aikido school in Bern, Switzerland. In addition, in her role as chair of the federation’s Technical Commission, Shihan Renata serves in an advisory capacity to the FNAL Executive Committee.
Shihan Renata regularly visits Luxembourg to conduct workshops of the highest caliber for all FNAL aikidokas.
Numerous FNAL members regularly travel to Switzerland to participate in aikido training courses there.
All FNAL instructors regularly attend continuing education courses and training programs offered by ACSA as well as by Shihan Renata Jocic.
The FNAL organizes several annual aikido seminars under the guidance of Shihan Renata.
To ensure that our kyu and dan rank promotions are internationally recognized, all eligible FNAL aikidokas are also individual members of the Swiss Aikido Association (ACSA).
Through this collaboration, rank promotion exams can be administered under Shihan Renata’s guidance and are thus internationally recognized.
Renata Sensei and Dragisha Sensei both hold the title of Shihan.
A Shihan is -not only in budō- a teacher of teachers or a professor.
This is an honorary title for a high-ranking dignitary, a distinguished teacher and master, an instructor, and an educator.
Shihan is the highest of three honorary titles.
These titles can and are awarded only directly by the Doshu of the Aikiai – the highest personal authority in Aikido.