(b. 12 February 1957). 6th dan Aikikai. B. Iwama, Ibaragi Prefecture. Aikido instructor. Only son and successor of Morihiro SAITO. Began aikido training at age seven under his father and Morihei Ueshiba. Appears...
Archive - August 2011
Josh GoldYukiyoshi Sagawa 佐川幸義
(1902-24 March 1998). Born in Yubetsu, Hokkaido. Began study of DAITO-RYU JUJUTSU under Sokaku TAKEDA in 1914 after earlier learning from his father. Received KYOJU DAIRI or teaching certification from Takeda on August...
Nenokichi Sagawa
(1867-28 February 1950). Father of Yukiyoshi SAGAWA. Recipient of KYOJU DAIRI from Sokaku TAKEDA.
Ryu 流
Style; school. A suffix used to denote a school or style of a traditional art or discipline. Usage not restricted to martial arts.
David Rubens
(b. 14 March 1959). 3rd dan Yoshinkan Aikido-IYAF. Began training in 1984 at the YOSHINKAN AIKIDO Hombu Dojo where he spent four and one-half years. Has taught aikido in India, Australia, Malaysia and England. Mr. David...
Julius Calvin Rosenstein
(b. 7 April 1949). 2nd dan Yoshinkan Aikido-IYAF. Purchaser, retail computer store. First taught by Takashi KUSHIDA in Detroit, Michigan in 1975. Graduate of a 20-month course taught by Kushida. Presently instructs at...
Gilbert Rosat
3rd dan FFAB, 1988 [rank authenticated]. Student of Nobuyoshi TAMURA. Chief instructor of UGAP Aikido. UGAP Aikido, Rochefort-Samsom, Bourg de Peage 26300 France.
Roppokai 六方会
A Tokyo-based DAITO-RYU AIKIJUJUTSU organization established by Seigo OKAMOTO, which was formed independent of the Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu KODOKAI in Kitami, Hokkaido. Branch dojos in Okayama, Osaka. Roppokai, 1-16-2-203...