(b. 1928). Retired flight engineer formerly employed by Swissair. Began training in 1960 at AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO during frequent visits to Japan. One the of pioneers of aikido in Switzerland and the founder of the Aikikai...
Archive - August 2011
Josh GoldRianard Jackson
5th dan Tomiki Aikido- Fugakukai, 1988 [rank authenticated]. Also holder of rankings in judo, Shorin-ryu Karate, Moo-Duk-Kwan Taekwon Do, Shindo Muso-ryu Jodo, and Chin-Mu-Kwan. Taught TOMIKI AIKIDO by Karl GEIS and...
JAA (USA)
American affiliate of the JAPAN AIKIDO ASSOCIATION, TOMIKI AIKIDO governing body, formed in 1989 at the initiative of Robert DZIUBLA (Los Angeles, California). Includes representatives from most Tomiki dojos in the U. S...
Ikkusai Iwata 岩田一空斎
(1909-1 January 2003). Also Hajime and Kinya. 9th dan Aikikai. B. Aichi Prefecture. Graduate of Waseda University. One of the oldest active practitioners of aikido, he started his training in 1930 at the Mejiro Dojo of...
Iwama Style Aikido 岩間スタイル合気道
An informal term referring to the aikido taught in IWAMA by Morihiro SAITO, one of the closest students of Morihei UESHIBA. Technically it includes an emphasis on the relationship among TAIJUTSU, KEN and JO movements...
Iwama 岩間
A town of some 15,000 inhabitants situated about 63 miles to the northeast of Tokyo. Location of the country home of Morihei UESHIBA who retired there during the war in 1942. Site of AIKI SHRINE built by the founder as...
Sumiko Ito
(b. c. 1940). Administrative head of the KI NO KENKYUKAI Office of SHINSHIN TOITSU AIKIDO in Tokyo. A major decision-maker in activities of the organization. Shinshin Toitsu Aikido Hombu Dojo, Ushigome Heim 101, 2-30...
History of Aikido in Italy
The history of aikido in Italy began in 1946 in Rome with the return from Japan of Prof. Salvatore MERG�. Merg� had spent nine years in Japan on a diplomatic mission. He was a learned orientalist who taught Japanese at...