Josh Gold6th dan Tomiki Aikido-JAA. Began training c. 1959 in London under Senta YAMADA. Emigrated to Australia in 1971 and formed the AUSTRALIAN AIKIDO ASSOCIATION, which is directly affiliated to the JAPAN AIKIDO ASSOCIATION. Has visited Japan on numerous occasions to study with Kenji TOMIKI, Hideo OHBA and Yamada. Hosted visits by Tomiki in 1977, and Ohba in 1981. Chairman and Technical Director of the Australian Aikido Association. Australian Aikido Association, c/o John Gay, 568 Waverley Road, Glen Waverley, Victoria 3150 Australia 231-4063.
John Gay ran a small Dojo in the top floor of a school in Paddington.4 young friends and I went there in 1966/67 .John Gay was a taxi driver,a couple of the older men were taxi drivers.I think they were brown belts.The Dojo was sponsored by The Variety Club Of Great Britian and had the biggest mat covered floor space in London at the time.Our suits were supplied free.At the time a James Bond film was being made You Only Live Twice .The Ninjas in the film who In real life were martial sense practiced scenes in our Dojo and used us young men as their Guinee pigs.The gave us lessons an before they went home Graded us .I got a green.Packed up Aikido not long after the club moved premises. John later went to Australia.