(b. 1928). 8th dan Aikikai. B. Tokyo. An early practitioner of YOSHINKAN AIKIDO. Presently head instructor of the Meiji Shrine Dojo. Mr. Shigeho Tanaka, 708-121 Ozenji, Asoku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 215 Japan...
Archive - August 2011
Josh GoldSeiji Tanaka 田中清二
(b. 22 April 1939). 6th dan Tomiki Aikido, 1989-JAA [rank authenticated]. Owner of an insurance company. Graduated from Waseda University, 1962. Started aikido in 1958 as a member of the WASEDA UNIVERSITY AIKIDO CLUB...
Masanosuke Tanaka 田中正之助
(14 September 1905-9 September 1985). 7th dan Aikikai. First learned from Morihei Ueshiba c. 1921 at the UESHIBA JUKU in AYABE while a live-in student under Onisaburo DEGUCHI. Also studied other martial arts intensively...
Bansen Tanaka 田中万川
(21 March 1912-December 1988). Also Isaburo. 9th dan Aikikai. B. Osaka. First taught by Morihei UESHIBA in Osaka in 1936. After the war, Tanaka spent one month in IWAMA in 1951 during which time his private dojo was...
Tanabe
The port town located in Wakayama Prefecture (formerly Kii Province) where Morihei UESHIBA was born.
Tsuneo Tamura 田村恒夫
(b. 11 February 1944). 5th dan Aikikai. Kobayashi Dojo Shidoin. B. Tochigi Prefecture. Began training at AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO in 1968. Taught in Taiwan. Director of Tsukui Dojo, Shiratoridai Dojo, Nakayama Dojo, Shiroyama...
Nobuyoshi Tamura 田村信喜
(2 March 1933-9 July 2010). 8th dan Aikikai. B. Osaka Prefecture. Entered the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO as an UCHIDESHI c. 1953. Tamura was one of the favorite UKE of Morihei UESHIBA and is seen in many films being thrown by...
Peter Tamagni
(b. 13 August 1946). 2nd dan Aikikai-USAF. USAF Fuku Shidoin. Police sergeant. Began training in Greenwich, New Jersey in 1980. Currently operates Vineland Aikikai in New Jersey. Vineland Aikikai, c/o 2161 Pennsylvania...
Takumakai 琢磨会
A DAITO-RYU AIKIJUJUTSU organization based in the Osaka area which was created in August 1975 around Takuma HISA, a pre-war student of both Morihei UESHIBA and Sokaku TAKEDA and later a prominent teacher of the art. Its...