B. Camden, New Jersey. Professional aikido instructor. First began training in late 1971. Studied for ten years under Shuji MARUYAMA in Philadelphia. Co-owner and Chief Instructor of Agatsu Dojo.
Archive - August 2011
Josh GoldCoryl Crane
(b. 21 December 1943). 6th dan Aikikai/Birankai International (2002). Aikido Instructor and artist. B. in Hounslow, Middlesex, England. First taught aikido by Ben Sekishiro in 1978 while at the University of California...
Tom Corzine
Early American instructor of YOSHINKAN AIKIDO. Began training in late 1950s at the Lawndale, California school of Eugene COMBS. Promoted to 1st dan by Combs c. 1960. Among Corzine’s students were Virgil CRANK...
Paolo Corallini
(b. c. 1951). 7th dan Aikikai (2011), 7th dan Iwama Aikido. Senior representative of Iwama Aikido in Italy. Dentist. Began study of jujutsu in 1969; first taught aikido by Motokage KAWAMUKAI the same year receiving 1st...
Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano
(CONI=Italian National Olympic Committee). An Italian government-backed committee which oversees sports in Italy. The committee has recognized several Italian martial arts organizations which include aikido sections...
Eugene Combs
Early American instructor of YOSHINKAN AIKIDO. Began training in Yoshinkan Aikido c. 1955 at Camp Drake, on the outskirts of Tokyo. Combs later relocated to Southern California c. 1956 where he established the American...
Bradley Scott Claeys
(b. 15 June 1961). 2nd dan Yoshinkan Aikido-IYAF. Production supervisor. Began training in Chatham, Ontario in 1981. Presently instructs at Chatham Aikido Dojo and John McGregor School in Chatham, Ontario. Chudokan...
Chuko No So 中興の祖
Reviver. Title used to refer to Sokaku TAKEDA in his capacity as reviver of the Aizu martial tradition and its spread outside the clan.
Chudan Kamae 中段構え
Middle stance; refers to the position where the sword is held extended out from the center parallel, or slightly inclined, with respect to the ground. Common to sword arts.