Half stance; ready position with one foot forward prior to execution of technique. See also KAMAE. Morihei Ueshiba executing a hanmi handachi technique at the Noma Dojo (1935). Uke: Shigemi Yonekawa
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Josh GoldHakko Ryu Jujutsu 八光流柔術
A hybrid martial art and healing system founded by Ryuho Okuyama in 1941. Okuyama studied DAITO-RYU AIKIJUJUTSU under Toshimi Matsuda in Asahikawa, Hokkaido starting in late 1920s. He later spent a brief period training...
Hakama 袴
Pleated skirt. Usually black or dark blue in color, worn by black belt holders and often women of any rank. This practice has been a subject of controversy among some foreign women who regard it as discriminatory. At...
Junichi Haga 羽賀準一
(1908-1966) B. Hiroshima Prefecture. A famous iaido and kendo expert who was one of the top disciples of sword expert Hakudo NAKAYAMA. Known as one of the “Three Crows” (Samba Garasu) of kendo fame in the...
Itsuo Haba はばいつお
(b. 8 August 1955). 6th dan Tomiki Aikido-JAA, 1990 [rank authenticated]. High school English teacher. Graduate of Waseda University, where he began aikido under Kenji TOMIKI and Hideo OHBA in 1974 as a member of the...
Gyaku Hanmi 逆半身
Reverse or opposite stance; the situation in which the attacker and defender are in ready stances with the opposite foot forward.
Frits W. Van Gulick
(b. 1944). 4th dan Tomiki Aikido-JAA. Sociologist and regional planner. Began training at the Sportschool Bontje in the Hague, the Netherlands in 1973 under John Bontje. Spent seven months in Japan beginning in the...
K. Michael Griffin
(b. 1950). 3rd dan Yamate-ryu Aikijutsu [rank authenticated]; Maki deshi, Goseki-ryu. Robotics technician. Began martial arts training in Portland, Oregon in 1980. Presently trains in Albuquerque, New Mexico under Lynn...
Greslé, Jean
(b. 1937). 3rd dan FFAAA [rank authenticated] and FFKA. Aikido instructor in Gretz-Armainvilliers, France. Trained under André NOCQUET, Mutsuro NAKAZONO, Kisshomaru UESHIBA, Morihei UESHIBA (1965 to April 1969) and...