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Archive - August 2011
Josh GoldRichard Taylor
(b. c. 1931). B.S. Engineering. Early practitioner and instructor of YOSHINKAN AIKIDO (1st dan, 1962) and subsequently AIKIKAI HOMBU-style aikido (1st dan, 1963) in Southern California. As a boxer, won Washington State...
Dennis Tatoian
(b. 13 April 1948). 7th Dan, Iwama Shin-Shin Aiki Shuren Kai. B. Fresno, California. Served 16 years in the U. S. Army, 11 in Japan. Taught by Tetsutaka SUGAWARA and Morihiro SAITO. Co-translator of Vols. 3 and 4 of...
Tatami 畳
Straw mat made from bamboo. Used almost universally in Japan for martial arts training where falling techniques are included. Approximate dimensions are six feet by three feet.
Taryujiai 他流試合
Match between exponents of different martial art schools. This sort of inter-school match was common during the Edo period when young swordsmen made pilgrimages for self-training to develop their skills. See MUSHA...
Robert Tann
(1931-26 January 2001). U.S. Marine Corp veteran and police officer on South San Francisco Police Department. Early aikido pioneer of aikido in northern California. Taught aikido in South San Francisco from 1960-1972...
Shin’ichi Tanimura
(b. 2 February 1941). B. Miyagi Prefecture. 4th dan Aikikai. First trained in KOBAYASHI Dojo in Kodaira in 1970. Mr. Shin’ichi Tanimura, Esteeto 7-301, Ichiban-cho 6-17-1, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo-to Japan (0425)31...