(also Masahiro) (20 December 1918-8 October 1994). 7th dan Aikikai. Acupuncturist and Oriental medicine practitioner. B. Kagoshima Prefecture. Strong judo background. Relocated to France in 1961 as an official delegate...
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Josh GoldJames Moritaka Nakayama
(b. 26 September 1947). 6th dan Aikikai. Engineer/scientist. B. in Waipahu, Hawaii. Began judo in 1953 under Ryusei Inouye in Los Angeles. First taught aikido by Harry ISHISAKA at the Orange County Aikikai in 1973. Also...
Hakudo Nakayama
(1873-1958). B. Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Moved to Tokyo at the age of 19 and entered the dojo of Shingoro Negishi of Shindo Munen-ryu. Received HANSHI ranks in kendo, iaido and jodo. Nakayama was a famous...
Fumiko Nakayama まきやまふみお七段
4th dan Aikikai-Kobayashi Dojos. Began training at the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO during the 1960s. Chief instructor at Kiyose Dojo. Kiyose Dojo, Matsuyama 1-13-8, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo-to 204 Japan (0423)41-0376. Hakudo Nakayama
Heizaburo Nakatsu
(Dates unknown). Member of the Asahi News dojo who studied under both Morihei Ueshiba and Sokaku TAKEDA in Osaka from c. 1933 to 1939. Awarded the KYOJU DAIRI by Sokaku in October 1937 in Osaka.
Naginata 薙刀
Halberd. A traditional weapon sometimes as long as ten feet; it is still used today, most commonly by women.
Hiromichi Nagano 長野弘道
(19 June 1947 to 1 December 2017). 8th dan Yoshinkan Aikido. Professional aikido instructor and official representative for YOSHINKAN AIKIDO in Germany. Extensive judo background. Member of Metropolitan Police Martial...
Robert Nadeau
(b. 1940). 7th dan Aikikai. Professional aikido instructor. An early practitioner and pioneer of aikido in California. Nadeau began practice in the late 1950s and spent more than two years studying at the AIKIKAI HOMBU...
Musubi 結び
Knot; tie. The concept of a link between the attacker and defender permitting the smooth execution of techniques. See AWASE.