(b. 1949). Shihan, Shindo-ryu Karate, inventor, lecturer. B. in Miyazaki Prefecture. Entered karate club of Miyazaki University in 1967. Upon graduation, moved to Osaka where he learned under Okinawan karate master Nikichi Zaha. Electronics engineer and inventor holding more than 60 patents. 7th dan iaido kyoshi of All-Japan Kendo Federation. Author of Budo no Genten (The Roots of Budo) published by AIKI NEWS. Featured instructor at Aiki Expo 2002.
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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