(b. 1939-28 March 2004). 8th dan Aikikai. B. in Manchuria. Aikikai Shihan. An UCHIDESHI at the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO from c. 1959 to 1966. Dispatched to Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 1966. Active as a shihan and technical...
Archive - August 2011
Josh GoldKameoka 亀岡
City situated between Kyoto and AYABE which functions as the administrative center of the OMOTO RELIGION.
Hisao Kamada 鎌田久雄
(1911-1986). B. Yuasa-machi, Wakayama Prefecture. First taught by Morihei UESHIBA at the Takanawa Sengakuji Dojo (c. 1929) and later trained at the KOBUKAN DOJO as an UCHIDESHI. Also worked in the dojo office performing...
Kozo Kaku かくこうぞう
(b. 1958). Graduate in History of Nara University. Active as a historian, writer and lecturer. Member of the Japan Pen Club and Japan Historical Science Society. Has published numerous articles on aikido, Daito-ryu and...
Kaitennage 回転投げ
Rotary throw. Technique where the attacker is thrown forward with pressure applied on the head or neck while his arm is raised over the head.
Kagami Biraki 鏡開き
Traditional Japanese New Year’s celebration which involves the cutting of rice cakes. Many martial arts dojos hold such ceremonies to mark the beginning of the New Year. Typically speeches and demonstrations are...