(b. 1940). 7th Dan Aikido (Japan Aikido Association, March 1993); 7th Dan Iaido (Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei, June 2000), 7th Dan Jodo (ZNKR, October 2002). B. Singapore. Doctor (anesthetist) and acupuncturist. Began...
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Josh GoldGeorge S. Ledyard
(b. 11 May 1952). Aikido 6th Dan Aikikai, Aikido Schools of Ueshiba. Aikido & Defensive Tactics Instructor. B. in Syracuse, NY. First taught aikido by Mitsugi SAOTOME in 1977 at the Washington DC Aikikai. After...
Bill Lawrence
(b. c. 1919). 5th dan Tomiki Aikido- JAA; 6th dan Tomiki Aikido-BAA. Also 1st dan judo. Began aikido c. 1959 under Senta YAMADA, and later studied under Riki KOGURE, Tsunemitsu Naito, Takeshi INOUE, and Hideo OHBA...
Bernie Lau
(b. 1941). B. Lille, France. 4th dan Aikikai, 1980 [rank authenticated]. Retired police detective; martial arts instructor. Moved to Hawaii in 1947 and was adopted into a Chinese family. Lau was first taught aikido in...
Ernesto Ladavas
(b. 1951). 2nd dan Aikikai, 1989 [rank authenticated]. Engineer. Italian residing in the Netherlands. Began aikido training in the Netherlands in 1979. Currently teaches in Dordrecht. Wakai-Hasu-Dojo, c/o High Tech...
Kyudan 級段
Ninth rank or grade. Ninth degree black belt in martial arts ranking systems. Among those holding this rank in aikido are: Hajime IWATA, Kisaburo OSAWA, and Rinjiro SHIRATA.
Kyu 級
Class; grade. Part of dan ranking system and refers to ranks below SHODAN or first-degree black belt.
Kyoshu
Spiritual leader. The title used for the leader of the Omoto religion. In this tradition, the spiritual leader is always a female. The first kyoshu was Nao DEGUCHI, followed by her daughter Sumi, and her daughter Naohi.
Kyoju Dairi 教授代理
Teaching assistant. Certification awarded to high-ranking practitioners of DAITO-RYU AIKIJUJUTSU by Sokaku TAKEDA. Knowledge of the following techniques was required: SHODEN MOKUROKU (118 techniques), Aiki No Jutsu (53...