(b. February 1942). 7th dan Aikikai, 1989. First taught by Shoji NISHIO at Toyo University in Tokyo in 1962. An UCHIDESHI at the IWAMA Dojo under Morihiro SAITO beginning in 1968 until the death of Morihei UESHIBA in...
Archive - August 2011
Josh GoldKenji Tomita 富田健治
(1897-1977). Public servant, police official and politician. B. Hyogo Prefecture. Graduate in law of Kyoto University. Entered Ministry of Home Affairs and later served as police official in various locations. Traveled...
Kenji Tomiki 富木謙治
(15 March 1900-25 December 1979). B. Kakunodate, Akita Prefecture. Graduate in Political Science of Waseda University. From a family of landowners. Began judo at age 10. Member of Waseda University Judo Club and student...
Tomiki Aikido 富木合気道
A style of aikido devised by Kenji TOMIKI, a professor of physical education at Waseda University who first learned from Morihei UESHIBA in 1926. Although the systematic and logical curriculum which Tomiki devised is in...
Bernice Tom
TOM, BERNICE (b. 26 August 1946). 7th dan. B. Shanghai. M. A. in Architecture from University of California, Berkeley. Professional aikido instructor. First taught aikido by Bruce KLICKSTEIN in Oakland, California in...
Koichi Tohei 藤平光一
(January 1920-19 May 2011). 10th dan. B. Tokyo. Graduate in economics of Keio University. Originator of SHINSHIN TOITSU AIKIDO. Koichi Tohei began practicing AIKI BUDO at the KOBUKAN DOJO in 1940 while still a...
Akira Tohei 藤平光
(1929-2 July 1999). 8th dan Aikikai, 1989. B. Tochigi Prefecture. First taught aikido by Koichi TOHEI. Relocated to Chicago, Illinois as an official representative of the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO in 1972. Midwest Aikido...
Takisaburo Tobari 戸張滝三郎
(1872-1942). A teacher of TENJIN SHIN’YO-RYU JUJUTSU in Tokyo who was mistakenly identified as a teacher of Morihei UESHIBA in several of Kisshomaru UESHIBA’s books. This error was due to the similarity of...
Christian Tissier
(b. 7 February 1951). 7th dan Aikikai and FFAAA. Began aikido as a child in France. Went to Japan at age 18 and stayed for seven years. Influenced technically primarily by Mitsugi SAOTOME, Seigo YAMAGUCHI and Kisshomaru...
David Charles Timms
(b. 1933). 4th dan Institute of Aikido-BAB, 1989. Retired. Began training in 1967 at the Aikikai of London of the Renown Aikido Society. Played an active role in the creation of the Martial Arts Commission and BRITISH...