Promoting Aikido on TV

with Yvette Voumard and Bernhard Boll

Siamo fuori !

"We are outside" is a series of broadcasts by RSI (Radio Svizzera Italiana) that promotes local history and cultural activities in the cities, suburbs and villages of Ticino. The protagonists of the show are Carlotta Gallino ("Charly") in the studio, Davide Riva as a reporter and Christian Frapolli as a chef on location. The whole thing is completely live with a main guest from the location in question in the studio and about 9 people outside who can present their stories or activities in a 3-minute conversation. The show lasts about 60 minutes. More than 630 episodes have been broadcast so far.
On December 11, 2024, the team was once again in Balerna, in the Osteria Mazzola. Yvette and Bernhard from Aikido Balerna were also invited as interview guests.

The show

As preparation, there was a 10-minute phone call a few days beforehand, in which Alessio Arnold from the RSI explained the concept of the show and gathered some information about Aikido.
The guests at the show on December 11th were the mayor of Balerna, the manager of the Osteria Mazzola, a calligrapher, a representative of the Filarmonica di Balerna, the manager of Provvida Madre, a representative of the Guggen music, a representative of the Sgüra carnival, a ceramic artist and finally Yvette and Bernhard from Aikido.
The reporter Davide Riva is extremely well prepared and very eloquent. He asks the questions with empathy and humor or gives his own explanations. In the background of the show are shown photos that the guests have sent in beforehand or demonstration objects that they have brought with them. In the case of Aikido, Davide and Christian grabbed the Bokken and Jo at the end and simulated a confrontation (see photos below).
It was very interesting for the guests and spectators on site to see how professionally the team operates, in a very small space. Unfortunately, it was not possible to see what exactly was broadcast on site. But that's why there is RSI Replay (Link to the video, italian).

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