Director of the dojo; Kisshomaru UESHIBA was the first to occupy this position in the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO in 1957. The present Dojo-cho is Moriteru UESHIBA who succeeded Kisaburo OSAWA in 1986.
Archive - August 2011
Josh GoldDogi 道着
Practice uniform; refers to costume worn in most Japanese martial arts. Also GI and KEIKOGI.
Terry Dobson
(1937-1992). An early American practitioner who lived among the UCHIDESHI at the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO in Tokyo for several years in the early 1960s. Dobson returned to the U. S. in the early 1970s and resided initially in...
Do 道
Way; path. The term has philosophical connotations and implies a life-long discipline through which one may achieve character improvement and, ultimately, self-realization. Judo, aikido, karatedo, etc. are considered to...
Lorraine Dianne
5th dan Aikikai; 5th dan iaido. Professional aikido instructor. First taught by Tai Unno at University of Massachusetts in 1970. Later trained under Mitsunari KANAI and Yoshimitsu YAMADA. Traveled to Japan in 1976 for...
Massimo Di Villadorata
(b. 19 March 1939). 4th dan Aikikai. B. Novara, Italy. Certified acupuncturist and aikido instructor. M. A. in Psychology from Concord University. A former judo practitioner who was first taught aikido by Motokage...
History of Aikido in Belgium
The beginnings of aikido in Belgium go back to the early 1950s. Various French-speaking Belgian judoka received instruction from Minoru MOCHIZUKI and Tadashi ABE, early Japanese teachers in France. One of these, J...
Deutscher Judo Bund
(DJB = German Judo Association). A German judo organization which includes an Aikido Section headed by Thomas F
Deutscher Aikido Bund
(DAB = German Aikido Association). A German aikido organization led by Rolf BRAND established in 1975 by a group formerly of the Aikido Section of the DEUTSCHER JUDO BUND. It is presently the largest aikido group in...