Early American instructor of YOSHINKAN AIKIDO. Began training in Yoshinkan Aikido c. 1955 at Camp Drake, on the outskirts of Tokyo. Combs later relocated to Southern California c. 1956 where he established the American School of Aikido in Lawndale. One of his leading students, Tom CORZINE, purchased his school c. 1960.
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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