(6 May 1937). B. Hokkaido. 7th dan Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu-Kodokai. Junior high school teacher. Fluent in English. First taught by Kodo HORIKAWA. Has traveled to the U. S. , Mexico and Canada teaching Daito-ryu since the...
Archive - August 2011
Josh GoldShigemi Yonekawa 米川成美
(27 July 1910-28 July 2005). Also Seibi and Takaaki. B. Ooarai, Ibaragi Prefecture. First attended an AIKI BUDO seminar in IWAMA sponsored by the BUDO SEN’YOKAI in August 1932. Entered the KOBUKAN DOJO as an...
Yondan 四段
Fourth rank or grade. Fourth degree black belt in martial arts ranking systems. Also yodan.
Barbara Yates
(b. 1946). 3rd dan Aikikai. University of Iowa, J. D. Instructor in American Literature Department of Daito Bunka University. First taught by Jeff Fox in 1971. Has practiced in Japan since 1977 initially with Michio...
Antony Yates
(b. 28 February 1947). 8th dan Yoshinkan Aikido. Yoshinkan Aikido Shibucho for the U. K. Senior schoolmaster. Began training in judo at 1961 and aikido in 1969. Studied YOSHINKAN AIKIDO with Jang Eun Yu from early to...
Masatoshi Yasuno
(b. 7 September 1948). 7th dan Aikikai. Aikikai Shihan. B. Kanazawa Prefecture. First practiced aikido as a university student in 1967. Heavily influenced by Seigo YAMAGUCHI. Has traveled to numerous countries...