(b. March 30, 1931). 6th dan Tomiki Aikido, 1983-JAA; 5th dan judo. School teacher. Began aikido in 1959 under Senta YAMADA at the London Judo Society. Founder member of the BRITIH AIKIDO ASSOCIATION, and National Coach...
Archive - August 2011
Josh GoldJack Wada
5th dan Aikikai. Began training c. 1969. Taught by Michio HIKITSUCHI in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture in early 1970s. Also an instructor of T’ai Chi Ch’uan. Presently operates a dojo in San Jose, California...
Giorgio Veneri
(25 February 1937-30 March 2005). Early Italian practitioner who first trained aikido under Motokage KAWAMUKAI in 1964. Instrumental in establishing Hiroshi TADA as an instructor in Italy. Elected president of the...
Gabriel Valibouze
(b. c. 1956). 3rd dan Aikikai. Editor of French AIKI NEWS (no longer published) from 1985-1986. Presently resides in Strasbourg, France where he operates an aikido dojo.
Yukio Utada
(b. 1948). 7th dan Yoshinkan Aikido. Professional aikido instructor. Began training at the YOSHINKAN AIKIDO Hombu Dojo in 1965. Trained as an UCHIDESHI in the U. S. under Takashi KUSHIDA. President and chief instructor...
Kenji Ushiro
(b. 1949). Shihan, Shindo-ryu Karate, inventor, lecturer. B. in Miyazaki Prefecture. Entered karate club of Miyazaki University in 1967. Upon graduation, moved to Osaka where he learned under Okinawan karate master...
Ura
Back; reverse. In aikido used to refer to an opening movement or turn executed as the intial movement of a technique. See OMOTE.
History of Aikido in the United States
The task of documenting the history of aikido in the United States is a formidable one. The most obvious reason for this is the sheer physical size of the country and the almost total lack of communication among early...