(27 April 1911-2 February 1986). B. Hideo Tozawa in Nakagawa-mura, Akita-ken. 9th dan Tomiki Aikido-JAA, 6th dan Kodokan Judo, 4th dan kendo, 3rd dan naginata-do; also dan holder in iaido, jukendo, and kyudo. Aikido and...
Archive - August 2011
Josh GoldO Sensei 大先生
Great Teacher. A term of respect used in the aikido context to refer to the founder, Morihei UESHIBA. Frequently used to refer to the founder or central figure of a group or organization in Japan. The same characters...
Greg O’connor
(b. 5 March 1954). 6th dan USAF Shidoin. Full-time aikido instructor since 1987. B. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. First taught aikido by Yoshimitsu YAMADA and Rick Stickles in 1977. Author of The Aikido Student...
History of Aikido in Norway
Aikido was introduced to Norway in 1977 by Birger SORENSEN who was taught by Minoru KANETSUKA in London. Sorensen opened the first dojo in Norway in Tromso. The Norwegian Aikido Federation was established in 1983 and in...
Masamichi Noro 野呂昌道
(21 January 1935-15 March 2013). B. in Aomori. Entered the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO as an UCHIDESHI in 1955. Dispatched to France in 1961 as a 5th dan and became a 6th dan shihan in 1963. Noro later separated from the Aikikai...
Gloria Eiko Nomura
6th dan Aikikai. Aikido instructor. B. in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Graduate of University of California, Berkeley in 1955. Masters and Doctorate from School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California. First...
Seiji Noma 野間清治
(b. 17 December 1878-16 October 1938). The founder of the Kodansha Publishing Company and kendo enthusiast at whose dojo Morihei UESHIBA taught briefly in the mid-1930s. It was there that his son Hisashi and his...
Hisashi Noma 野間恒
(24 April 1909-7 November 1938). Kendoka. Son of Seiji NOMA, founder of Kodansha Publishing Company. One of Japan’s top kendoka during the mid-1930s and a friend and contemporary of Kiyoshi NAKAKURA. In May 1934...
Yukio Noguchi
(1927-1998). 7th dan Yoshinkan Aikido. B. Kumamoto, Japan. Began study of judo, karate, kendo and sumo at age 16. Twice won Kanto Regional Judo Championships. Early practitioner of YOSHINKAN AIKIDO. Trained early...