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Archive - August 2011
Josh GoldKokikai
An organization created in the U. S. by Shuji MARUYAMA c. 1986. Kokikai Dojo, 6907 Rising Sun Ave. , Philadelphia, PA 19111 USA (215)728-9380.
Kojiki 古時記
Record of Ancient Matters. The oldest book in Japanese history which dates from 712 AD. The Kojiki is a mythological work somewhat akin to the Bible and contains a creation story of Japan and the lineage of its first 33...
Kohai 後輩
Junior. The sempai-kohai (senior-junior) relationship permeates all social strata in Japan. Japanese are always conscious of whether people they meet are above or below them in social status.
Riki Kogure 小暮りき
(b. 1936). Also Hiroaki. B. Zushi City, Kanagawa Prefecture. 8th dan Tomiki Aikido-JAA, 1988. Graduate in Commerce of Waseda University in 1958 after which he entered C. Itoh Trading Company. Practiced judo and aikido...
Kodokan 幸道館
World judo headquarters located near Korakuen in Tokyo. Originally established by Jigoro KANO in the latter part of 19th century, the site of the dojo has been moved several times. It is the largest martial arts...
Kodokai 幸道会
An organization formed in 1950 around Kodo HORIKAWA, one of the most prominent students of Sokaku TAKEDA, which is headquartered in Kitami, Hokkaido. After the death of Horikawa in 1980, Yusuke INOUE, a MENKYO KAIDEN...
Hitoshi Kodama 児玉仁
(1900-1986). Dyer. Teacher of KASHIMA SHINTO-RYU who taught at both the KODOKAN and the KOBUKAN Dojos at the request of Jigoro KANO and Morihei UESHIBA respectively. Dispatched by current headmaster Koichiro YOSHIKAWA...