(25 June 1911-c. 2000). Early female practitioner of AIKI BUDO. Drew all of the technical drawings for the manual BUDO RENSHU published in 1934. Resided for many years in Ikebukuro in Tokyo where she taught tea ceremony...
Archive - August 2011
Josh GoldKuden 口伝
Oral teaching. In aikido context used especially by Morihiro SAITO to refer to particular points stressed by Morihei UESHIBA in his dojo instruction.
Kozanji
A Shingon Buddhist temple situated on Mt. Togano in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture. It was erected in the 1206 by a priest named Myoe. It houses Japan’s oldest tea garden and has been designated as a historical site...
Kowashiya
Bone-crusher. A rough person who frequently causes training injuries through the use of excessive force when applying techniques.
Kotodama 言霊
(also Kototama). Any of numerous systems whose basic tenet is that sounds have an intrinsic value capable of affecting physical reality. The OMOTO RELIGION embraces such a belief and Morihei UESHIBA was influenced by...
Kotegaeshi 小手返し
Wrist turn or twist. In aikido, a pressure applied outwardly against the back of the wrist.