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Archive - August 2011
Josh GoldJiyushinkai
A TOMIKI AIKIDO organization established by Chuck Clark in 1986 which groups together former students of Karl GEIS and which has adopted Geis’ non-competitive approach to Tomiki Aikido. A sister organization of...
Susan Jean Jeannette
(b. 31 March 1954). 3rd dan Yoshinkan Aikido-AYANA, AYC. Homemaker. Began training in 1975 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Instructor in Windsor, Ontario. Renbukan Aikido Club, 3475 Glenwood, Windsor, Ontario N9E 2Y4 Canada...
James Jeannette
4th dan Yoshinkan Aikido- AYANA, AYC. Firefighter. First began training in Windsor, Ontario in 1975. Instructor in Windsor, Ontario. Renbukan Aikido Club, 3475 Glenwood, Windsor, Ontario N9E 2Y4 Canada (519)966-2297.
Joseph Jarman
(b. 1937). 3rd dan Aikido Association of America, 1989 [rank authenticated]. Musician and composer. Began training in Chicago in 1972. Founder of Brooklyn Buddhist Association. Operates a dojo in Brooklyn. Jiki Shin Kan...
History of Aikido in Japan
The year 1942 is often cited as the beginning of modern aikido. It was at that time that the DAI NIHON BUTOKUKAI, desiring to achieve a standardizaton in teaching methodology and nomenclature for modern Japanese martial...
Japan Martial Arts Society
(JMAS). A Tokyo-based organization established in June 1983 whose members consist primarily of foreign practitioners of Japanese martial arts. Quarterly meetings are held with high-ranking teachers giving presentations...
Japan Aikido Association
(JAA). Nihon Aikido Kyokai, a TOMIKI AIKIDO organization formed in 1974 to provide the administrative direction for Kenji TOMIKI Sensei’s aikido. Currently includes some 80 dojos in Japan, as well as affiliate...