Aikido was first established in New Zealand by David LYNCH and his wife, Hisae, in 1965. The first classes were held in Auckland and a Yoshinkai Aikido Institute was opened in November 1967. Lynch arranged the first...
Archive - August 2011
Josh GoldHistory of Aikido in the Netherlands
Aikido began in the Netherlands c. 1963 with visits by Hirokazu KOBAYASHI to teach small groups of Dutch judoka. The organization which grew out of these first groups joined the Aikido Section of the Judo Bond...
Tetsuro Nariyama 成山哲郎
(b. 1947). 8th dan Tomiki Aikido-JAA, 1988 [rank authenticated], 5th dan Aikikai. Tomiki Aikido Shihan. Graduate in Law of Kokushikan University. Professional aikido instructor. Started aikido in 1966 under Kenji TOMIKI...
Nanadan 七段
Seventh rank or grade. Seventh degree black belt in martial arts ranking systems. Same as SHICHIDAN.
Mutsuro Nakazono
(also Masahiro) (20 December 1918-8 October 1994). 7th dan Aikikai. Acupuncturist and Oriental medicine practitioner. B. Kagoshima Prefecture. Strong judo background. Relocated to France in 1961 as an official delegate...
James Moritaka Nakayama
(b. 26 September 1947). 6th dan Aikikai. Engineer/scientist. B. in Waipahu, Hawaii. Began judo in 1953 under Ryusei Inouye in Los Angeles. First taught aikido by Harry ISHISAKA at the Orange County Aikikai in 1973. Also...
Hakudo Nakayama
(1873-1958). B. Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Moved to Tokyo at the age of 19 and entered the dojo of Shingoro Negishi of Shindo Munen-ryu. Received HANSHI ranks in kendo, iaido and jodo. Nakayama was a famous...
Fumiko Nakayama まきやまふみお七段
4th dan Aikikai-Kobayashi Dojos. Began training at the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO during the 1960s. Chief instructor at Kiyose Dojo. Kiyose Dojo, Matsuyama 1-13-8, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo-to 204 Japan (0423)41-0376. Hakudo Nakayama
Heizaburo Nakatsu
(Dates unknown). Member of the Asahi News dojo who studied under both Morihei Ueshiba and Sokaku TAKEDA in Osaka from c. 1933 to 1939. Awarded the KYOJU DAIRI by Sokaku in October 1937 in Osaka.
Naginata 薙刀
Halberd. A traditional weapon sometimes as long as ten feet; it is still used today, most commonly by women.