Gaëtan Sauvé

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Shihan Gaëtan Sauvé, 5th Dan

Vice-president of Quebec Kyokushin Gauthier (QKG)

Canadian Representative of
The International Federation of Karate (IFK)

Gaëtan used to pratice Karate since 1971. He was the pupil of Saiko Shihan Shigeru Oyama during a dozen years. He participated in a dozen Knockdown competitions. It represented Canada to the second worldwide championship in Japan in 1979. He won Canadian title in 1984, on 1985 and 1986. He is the first Canadian to win champion title of the Knockdown Nord-Américain in New York in the United States on October 13th, 1985. He is named worldwide referee by Hanshi Steve Arneil during a training period in Russia. Shihan Gaëtan arbitrated the World championship IFK Knockdown which took place in Lebanon in 1999.

Gaëtan Sauvé is also writer and chronicler, he prepares a book on Aïki-verbale, The only psychological and verbal martial art at present. At the same time, he studied several psychological approaches (transpersonnal, Jungienne, transactional analysis, psycho synthesis), meditation zen, rebirth, cybernetic psycho, general semantics, hypnosis Éricksonnienne, homeopathy, Chinese energetics, naturology and various methods of expansion of conscience. He is also professor of Tai chi for 10 years and studies Iai-Do. Gaëtan Sauvé is Chief practitioner in neurolinguistic programming of the Quebec center of PNL. He unites all its knowledge on the psychology, beliefs, communication and stocks and he did intensive researches during 4 years to work out and form the first verbal and psychological martial art: l'Aïki-verbale.

Achievements

Psychology:

1989 Author

• Work on the quartz crystal, editions Louise Courteau.

1994 Chronicler

• "Croissance Personnelle" Magazine(Personal Growth), Publications Neomag Inc. Column on the tai-chi.

1994 Conception and animation of a television series

• "L'Ultime Karaté-Do": 11 weekly programs diffused on the channel 9, CFCF-Cable production company.

Since 1994 Elaboration of the Aïki-Verbale
Psychological and verbal martial art

• Professor, lecturer and animator of workshop on this efficient method of conflict counters verbal and psychological violence allowing to solve interpersonal conflicts and intra personal by none verbal and verbal communication.

1998 Elaboration of project "Les petits guerriers pacifiques"(The little peaceful warrior)
In collaboration with Richard Langevin, psychologist

• Therapeutic intervention for the children from 5 to 9 years old attained by hyperactivity, by delinquency or oppositionnels.

Refereeing:

• Since 1987 Refereeing full contact national competitions of karate;
• Since 1995 Worldwide Referee;
• 1997 Referee of the 1st worldwide IFK championship of karate Kyokushin in Moscow, Russia;
• 1998 Chosen as referee of the 2nd worldwide IFK championship of karate Kyokushin.

Competitions:

• 1979 Represents Canada to the 2nd worldwide opened championship Kyokushin in Tokyo, Japan;
• 1980 2nd place in the championship in Connecticut, U.S.A.;
• 1981 Participation in the first North American championship KnockDown in Connecticut, U.S.A.;
• 1982 Participation in the 2nd North American championship KnockDown in New York, U.S.A.;
• 1983 Third place won in the 4th North American championship in Connecticut, U.S.A.;
• 1983 Participation in the 3rd North American championship KnockDown in New York, U.S.A.;
• 1984 Champion of the 3rd Canadian championship of full contact Karate in Laval, Quebec;
• 1985 Champion of the 4th Canadian championship of full contact Karate in Laval, Quebec;
• 1985 Champion of the 7th North American championship KnockDown in Connecticut, U.S.A.;
• 1986 Champion of the 5th Canadian championship of full contact Karate in Laval, Quebec.