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...
Archive - August 2011
Josh GoldDeutscher 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...
History of Aikido in Denmark
The origins of aikido in Denmark can be traced back to c. 1964 when Bent Jacobsen and Niels B”dtker first learned from an Englishman. Jacobsen obtained an invitation in 1967 to attend a ten-day seminar with...
Yasuaki Deguchi 出口和明
(15 August 1930-18 June 2002). Eldest grandson of Omoto co-founder Onisaburo DEGUCHI. Entered Waseda University in 1952 and completed half his course. Later worked in a variety of occupations. In 1953, using the pen...
Onisaburo Deguchi 出口王仁三郎
(22 August 1871-19 January 1948). Born Kisaburo Ueda; also known as Wanisaburo. B. Kameoka. Became primary school teacher at age 12. Met Nao DEGUCHI, founder of OMOTO RELIGION in 1898 and quickly became a significant...
Nao Deguchi 出口なお
(22 January 1837-6 November 1918). Founder of the OMOTO RELIGION. At age 56, after a long life of misery, she entered a deep trance and began to have spiritual revelations which she set down in the form of automatic...
Kyotaro Deguchi
(b. c. 1931). Son of Naohi and Hidemaru DEGUCHI, present leaders of the Omoto religion, who resides in KAMEOKA near Kyoto. Grandson of Onisaburo and Sumiko DEGUCHI. Studied SHINWA TAIDO under Noriaki INOUE. Wrote a...
Hidemaru Deguchi
(1897-December 1991). Also, Hidemaro. Born Takami Motoo. Third Alternate Spiritual Leader (Kyoshuho) of the Omoto religion. B. Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. Attended Kyoto Imperial University. Joined Omoto religion in...