▁he ▁obtained ▁recognition ▁from ▁the ▁min istry ▁of ▁youth ▁and ▁sports ▁( Min ist ère ▁de ▁la ▁Je un esse ▁et ▁des ▁Sports ) ▁of ▁Kin om ichi ® ▁as ▁an ▁official ▁sport ing ▁discipline . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁events ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁F édération ▁française ▁d ' a ï k ido , ▁a ï k ib udo ▁et ▁aff init aires , ▁F FA AA , ▁which ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁Mor iter u ▁U es hib a , ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁Centre ▁Mond ial ▁de ▁l ’ A ï k ido ▁in ▁Tokyo . ▁Mas am ichi ▁Nor o , ▁Nob uy oshi ▁Tam ura ▁and ▁Christian ▁T iss ier ▁were ▁not ably ▁present ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁deleg ation ▁from ▁the ▁Hom bu ▁Do jo ▁of ▁Tokyo . ▁They ▁were ▁among ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁pract ition ers ▁from ▁all ▁of ▁France ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁numerous ▁European ▁countries . ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁with ▁Master ▁Christian ▁T iss ier ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁work shop ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁association ▁H ak ki ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁t sun ami ▁of ▁December ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁at ▁the ▁initi ative ▁of ▁the ▁F FA AA , ▁he ▁wel com