Josh Gold(b. 22 February 1941). 9th dan Yoshinkan Aikido. Aikido instructor. Graduate of Meiji Gakuin and captain of his university aikido club (1963-64). Taught in California and Michigan in 1964 before moving to Ontario to begin teaching YOSHINKAN AIKIDO in Canada the same year. Kimeda Sensei is the Yoshinkan’s senior instructor outside of Japan. Based in Canada, he maintains very close ties with Yoshinkan Aikido Hombu Dojo. He is the Chief Instructor of Aikido Yoshinkai Canada and teaches in Hamilton, Ontario. National Headquarters — Aikido Yoshinkan Canada, 45 Hempstead Drive, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (905) 823-2378.
Good evening Josh,
I am a long-time student of Kimeda Sensei and would like to offer the following as an update to his entry in the Aikido Journal Encyclopedia of Aikido.
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Takeshi Kimeda
(b. 22 February 1941). 9th dan Yoshinkan Aikido. Aikido instructor. Graduate of Meiji Gakuin and captain of his university aikido club (1963-64). Taught in California and Michigan in 1964 before moving to Ontario to begin teaching YOSHINKAN AIKIDO in Canada the same year. Kimeda Sensei is the Yoshinkan’s senior instructor outside of Japan. Based in Canada, he maintains very close ties with Yoshinkan Aikido Hombu Dojo. He is the Chief Instructor of Aikido Yoshinkai Canada and teaches in Hamilton, Ontario. National Headquarters — Aikido Yoshinkan Canada, 45 Hempstead Drive, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (905) 823-2378.
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Regards,
Chris Johnston
http://www.shindokan.ca
Thanks Chris. We’ve updated the entry.