In 1980s, Koichi Tohei started to focus on instructor training. Anyone can apply Ki principles in their daily life. With this thought,
he taught the way to apply Ki to our health in this way.






Founded Ki development institute

In order to spread Ki principles to everyone, he founded the Ki development institute.



Help Chiyo-no-fuji (Japanese sumo wrestler) to recover from bone dislocation

At that time, Chiyo-no-fuji had just become Yokozuna (highest rank in sumo). At this point in his career, he had a match which resulted in the dislocation of his left shoulder. He was afraid that it would take a long time to heal, and he began to worry about a come back. However, he received Koichi Tohei's Kiatsu, and he recovered completely. After that, he won sixty-nine times in a row. This is a stupendous achievement.



 

Teaching Ki principles to Lions (Japanese professional baseball team)

Mr. Tatsuro Hirooka, who was a coach of Lions at that time, learned Ki principles from Koichi Tohei. This lead each baseball player in the Lions club to study Ki principles. Each of the players came to Shinjuku dojo, and learned Ki principles. Starting from this year, the Lions became the Champions of the league for many years.


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