(b. 1944). 6th dan Yoshinkan Aikido. Landscape design/contractor. Graduate of Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo. Vice-captain of university aikido club (1967-68). Arrived in Toronto, Canada in 1970. Assisted Takeshi KIMEDA...
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Josh GoldJigoro Kano 嘉納治五郎
(1860-1938). Founder of judo. Synthesized elements of old-style jujutsu schools especially Kito-ryu and TENJIN SHIN’YO-RYU JUJUTSU with his own principles and philosophy of education to create modern judo which...
Kangeiko
Mid-winter training. Typically an intensive practice session held early in the morning for a number of successive days in January. Usually those who complete the training with a perfect attendance record receive a...
Minoru Kanetsuka 金塚稔
(b. 1939). 7th dan Aikikai, 2nd dan Yoshinkan Aikido. Aikikai Shihan. Began training in YOSHINKAN AIKIDO while a student at Takushoku University. Kanetsuka met Kazuo CHIBA in 1972 in Katmandu and accepted the...
Mitsunari Kanai 金井満成
(b. 1939-28 March 2004). 8th dan Aikikai. B. in Manchuria. Aikikai Shihan. An UCHIDESHI at the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO from c. 1959 to 1966. Dispatched to Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 1966. Active as a shihan and technical...
Kameoka 亀岡
City situated between Kyoto and AYABE which functions as the administrative center of the OMOTO RELIGION.