Chris Valles
Founder and Originator of SUIKIDO 水氣道
Integrative Discipline of Bodywork, Movement, and Martial Practice
Qualifications and expertise acquired from decades of training. Synopsis of past, present and ongoing experience and praxis.
Martial Arts
Structural and technical foundation of SUIKIDO
Classical Bujutsu and martial Karate Jutsu training under Grandmaster M. Tanaka (Japan) and Grandmaster J. Bura (Denmark)
Graduate, Japan Karate Association (JKA) Kenshusei Specialist Instructor Program, Denmark — completed with honors
Awarded Sandan (3rd Dan) by Grandmaster M. Tanaka at a notably young age
International elite competitor
Multiple national titles
Shoto World Cups (Budokan, Tokyo)
European and World Championships
Member, Danish National Karate Team
Nationally sponsored elite martial artist
Long-term training in temple, retreat, and hermitage settings
Decades of practice, immersion, and exploration into the essence of martial and combative methodologies
East Asian Bodywork Therapy & Movement-as-Medicine
Developed in parallel with martial and yogic training through traditional long-term master–student apprenticeship and sustained professional practice
Training in Japan, India, and China
Core Curriculum (10 years):
Shiatsu and Ashiatsu — Japanese acupressure and meridian-based therapy
Daoist therapeutic bodywork — restorative movement and corrective exercise
Kalari Marma Chikitsa — Vedic martial-derived body treatment utilizing hands, feet, knees, and elbows
Extensive professional practice in therapeutic application and movement-based rehabilitation.
Classical East Asian Movement Science & Body Energetics
Training in Japan, India, and China
Core Curriculum (15 years):
Raja Yoga
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga
Daoist Movement Energetics
Sports Science, Physiology & Pedagogy
Certified Teacher of Physical Education (PE), Copenhagen, Denmark
Applied expertise in:
Anatomy and physiology
Athletic training and conditioning
Movement education and pedagogy
Contemporary Dance & Classical Ballet
Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, Brunel University, England
École-Atelier Rudra Béjart, Lausanne, Switzerland
Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Switzerland
International professional freelance dancer
Recipient of multiple performing arts grants
The Reumert — Denmark’s highest performing arts award, Dance Performance of the Year
SUIKIDO 水氣道 — an overview
Through decades of training and application, these methods have matured into a sovereign body of knowledge — formally named Suikido 水氣道. The three pillars of Suikido: Bodywork Therapy, Flow Movement, and Martial Arts — each represent a complete practice in themselves, yet together form a unified, integrated, living system. This is the Path of Water and Energy.
