In this second of two parts, Aikido Schools of Ueshiba founder Mitsugi Saotome continues with a discussion of his approach to training and the role of aikido as self-defense, outlines his dreams for an “Aikido...
Archive - April 2003
Josh GoldInterview with David Lynch, Part 2
New Zealander David Lynch has practiced a variety of aikido styles, including Yoshinkan, Ki no Kenkyukai, Aikikai, and Tendo-ryu. In this second part, Lynch discusses the rationale behind his rankless dojo and eclectic...
Interview with David Lynch, Part 1
Thirty years ago New Zealander David Lynch entered the Yoshinkan dojo as a live-in student Since then he has practiced a variety of styles under a number of different instructors, including Koichi Tohei Sensei of the Ki...
An Aikido Life, by Gozo Shioda: Part XV
Goza Shioda settles into his new life in Pontianak, Borneo and surrounds himself with animals and luxuries. His local reputation riseseven higher when he starts teaching aikido to members of the Special Police Force.
Interview with Yasuhisa Shioda
In September of 1990, the Yoshinkan Hombu Dojo announced that Yasuhisa Shioda, son of Kancho Gozo Shioda, would succeed his father as 2nd Soke, heir-apparent to the Yoshinkan. We talked to him about his personal...