(b. 6 September 1950). 6th dan Aikido Schools of Ueshiba. Aikido Instructor. B.A. Geography, Florida Atlantic University (1972). B. in New Brunswick, New Jersey. First taught aikido by Bill McIntyre in Sarasota, Florida...
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Josh GoldMerg
Italian orientalist and authority on Japanese language and culture who spent nine years in Japan beginning c. 1937 on a diplomatic mission for the Italian government. Merg
Menkyo Kaiden 免許皆伝
Certificate of advanced proficiency. Highest certificate of proficiency awarded in many traditional Japanese martial art systems. Sokaku TAKEDA is known to have awarded DAITO-RYU AIKIJUJUTSU menkyo kaiden to Takuma HISA...
Menkyo 免許
Teaching license. License awarded to students of many traditional Japanese martial arts.
Hosaku Matsuda
(c. 1896-unknown). Also Toshimi. A student of Sokaku TAKEDA resident in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido. An EIMEIROKU entry bearing his name appears dated 1928. Received KYOJU DAIRI certification from Sokaku in August 1929...
Takeyasu Masuda 増田丈幸
(b. 1932). Graduate of Waseda University. A long-time student of Shoji NISHIO. Served as emcee for the 1985 and 1986 FRIENDSHIP DEMONSTRATIONS sponsored by AIKI NEWS.
Seijuro Masuda
(b. 1936). 7th dan Aikikai. B. Tokyo. Aikikai Shihan. Instructs Tuesday classes. Aikikai Hombu Dojo, 17-18 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162 Japan (03)203-9236.
Manabu Masuda 増田学
(b. 7 October 1962). 6th dan Aikikai-Kobayashi Dojos. B. Tokyo. Kobayashi Dojo Shidoin. First taught by Yasuo KOBAYASHI in 1969. Kobayashi Dojo, 582 Higashi-machi, Gakuen, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo-to 187 Japan (0423)41-0376.