(b. 7 February 1951). 7th dan Aikikai and FFAAA. Began aikido as a child in France. Went to Japan at age 18 and stayed for seven years. Influenced technically primarily by Mitsugi SAOTOME, Seigo YAMAGUCHI and Kisshomaru UESHIBA. Returned to France c. 1976 and established a large following of several thousand students. Organizationally part of the F
As a holiday gift to the aikido community, Aikido Journal has created a new version of our Principal Disciples of Morihei Ueshiba chart, originally developed by AJ founder Stanley Pranin. We hope you’ll enjoy and...
The Aiki Expo events were major aikido seminars sponsored by Aikido Journal and conceived and organized by Stanley Pranin that gathered together many high-ranking teachers from Aikido, Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu, classical...
Mutual strike or cut. Sword term used to describe the circumstance where two swordsmen strike each other simultaneously. In AIKI KEN terminology, often used in contradistinction to AINUKE where neither swordsman can...
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