(b. 7 October 1962). 6th dan Aikikai-Kobayashi Dojos. B. Tokyo. Kobayashi Dojo Shidoin. First taught by Yasuo KOBAYASHI in 1969. Kobayashi Dojo, 582 Higashi-machi, Gakuen, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo-to 187 Japan (0423)41-0376.
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Josh GoldMasakatsu Agatsu 正勝吾勝
Correct victory; victory over self. An expression coined by Morihei UESHIBA which often appears in his calligraphy.
Fredrick J. Lovret
(b. 1 July 1941). Hiden Mokuroku, Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu-Kodokai [rank authenticated]. Menkyo Kaiden, Yamate-ryu Aikijutsu. Teaching certificate in Itto Tenshin-ryu Kenjutsu. Martial arts instructor and writer. Founder...
Giuseppe Lisco
(b. 1957). 4th dan CONI-FILPJ. Aikido instructor. First taught by Giorgio Oscari in 1973 in Modena, Italy. Trained in Japan as an UCHIDESHI in IWAMA under Morihiro SAITO in 1985 and 1987. Operates two dojos near Modena...
George Leonard
(b. 1923). 3rd dan Aikikai. Author. Contributing editor to Esquire magazine and author of numerous books such as Education and Ecstasy, The Ultimate Athlete (which deals at length with aikido) and The Silent Pulse. Has...
Mark G. Lemmon
(b. 7 April 1962). 3rd dan Yoshinkan Aikido-IYAF. Insurance broker. Began training in 1980 in Windsor, Ontario. Graduate of a 20-month course taught by Takashi KUSHIDA. Presently instructs at Belle River Aikido Dojo in...
Karl Fredrich Leisinger
An early German practitioner of judo who began aikido training under Katsuaki ASAI in 1965. Leisinger is active organizationally and a staunch supporter of Asai. Currently President of the Aikikai of Germany and the...
Lega Italiana Di Aikido
(LIA = Italian Aikido League). An Italian organization established in Milan in 1983 recognized by the COMITATO OLIMPICO NAZIONALE ITALIANO and the EUROPEAN AIKIDO FEDERATION created in 1980 from the Directing Committee...
T. K. Lee
5th dan Aikikai, 1988 [rank authenticated]. Began training in New York in 1960. Presently operates a dojo in Houston. Aikido of Houston, 6304 W. Little York Rd. , Suite 106, Houston, TX 77091 USA.