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...
Category - Encyclopedia
Aiki Expo
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...
Aiuchi 合打
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...
Yanagi Ryu Aikijujutsu 柳流合気柔術
A little known jujutsu form taught by Kenji Yoshida, son of Kotaro YOSHIDA, in the U. S. This art is a modified form of DAITO-RYU AIKIJUJUTSU and includes the use of such weapons as daggers, swords, and spears. The...
Yoseikan Budo
1. The composite martial art developed by Minoru MOCHIZUKI which incorporates elements of the pre-war AIKI BUDO of Morihei UESHIBA, judo, karate, old-style jujutsu and kenjutsu. 2. A composite martial system taught by...
Rolf Zuberbuhler
(b. 1948). Printer. Began training in 1964 at the Nippon Zurich Dojo. President of the Zurich Aikikai beginning 1985. Aikikai of Zurich, Hardturmstr. 76, Zurich, CH-8004 Switzerland.
Waseda University Aikido Club
Founded by Kenji TOMIKI in 1958, the club was established under the proviso that competition be incorporated which was subsequently accomplished. The Waseda Club has dominated interuniversity competitions since their...
Motokazu Yanase やなせもとかず
(b. 1931). 7th dan Aikikai. B. Wakayama Prefecture. Long-time practitioner and student of Michio HIKITSUCHI. Mr. Motokazu Yanase, 6616-1 Midorigaoka, Shingu-shi, Wakayama-ken 647 Japan (0735)21-5609.
Kotaro Yoshida 吉田幸太郎
(b. October 1883-1966). B. Miyama-mura, Tamura-gun, Fukushima Prefecture.Journalist and writer. Graduated from Tohoku Gakuin in Sendai in 1906. Graduate of Waseda University and an American university. Author of...
Hiroshi Watanabe 渡辺弘
(b. 1931). 7th dan Aikikai. B. Tokyo. Self-Defense Agency employee. Began training c. 1957 at the Self-Defense Agency dojo in Ichigaya. Shibuya-ku Aikido Dokokai, Honcho 2-26-13, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151 Japan (03)375-1933.
Yari 槍
Spear. Morihei UESHIBA is said to have trained intensively in the use of the spear during the AYABE period in the early 1920s. He may have had some formal training in this weapon earlier while studying GOTO-HA YAGYU...