Italy
Dr. Fulvio Palombini and the Italian School of Shiatsu of Rome will host a celebration on October 23rd – 24th, 2004, the 10th Anniversary of the death of Rudy R. Palombini.

In November, 1991, the international shiatsu congress was held in Rome, Italy, hosted by Rudy Palombini, who had nearly 25 years of experience. Rudy used to be a masseur and worked with many topnotch athletes, including marathon runner Abebe Bikila, an Olympic gold medalist. Rudy was the official masseur of the Italian Olympic team and came to Tokyo in 1964 for the Summer Games. He had heard about Japanese shiatsu before he left Rome for Japan and was looking forward to meeting a master of shiatsu. During his spare time in Tokyo, he visited the Japan Shiatsu School and was treated by Tokujiro. Rudy was so impressed with the technique that he switched from massage to shiatsu right away. He trained under Tokujiro and started to practice in Rome.
(Excerpt from SHIATSU-DOH, CHAPTER 10, Kensen Saito)

Congress Schedule
- 22th Congress Opening with Rudy Palombini Memorial (9.00 p.m)
- 23 October Congress workshop starts
Morning - Inaba sensei with demonstration of basic Namikoshi system and practical demonstration of treatment
Afternoon - Shigeru Onoda Shiatsu Namikoshi ( evolution) in Europe and demonstration on Lowback section
Sunday morning - Kensen Saito (Director and owner of the Shiatsu Academy of Tokyo (Toronto, ON Canada) - discussion of Shiatsu Education and Standards
Sunday afternoon - Fulvio Palombini Shiatsu Namikoshi development in Italy and cevical dorsal section