(FDAV = Free German Aikido Union). A German aikido organization established in 1984 by former members of the AIKIKAI DEUTSCHLAND and presently under the technical direction of Nobuyoshi TAMURA of France.
Archive - 2011
Josh GoldHistory of Aikido in France
The origins of aikido in France can be traced back to the year 1951 when Minoru MOCHIZUKI visited the country to teach judo at the request of the Overseas Research Department of Nihon University. During this time he...
Robert Frager
(b. c. 1940). 6th dan Aikikai. Ph. D. in Psychology, Harvard University. Early American practitioner who studied two-and-a-half years at the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO in early 1960s. Studied in Shingu with Michio HIKITSUCHI in...
John Alan Fox
(b. 25 January 1947). 2nd dan Yoshinkan Aikido-IYAF. Aikido instructor. First taught by Takashi KUSHIDA in 1981 in Detroit, Michigan. A graduate of 20-month course taught by Kushida. Presently instructs at Aikan Aikido...
Haydn Foster
A former judo practitioner who began aikido training under Kenshiro ABBE in the late 1950s. Became national aikido coach in 1961 and head of the Aikikai of London in 1968. Presently, the leading figure in the Institute...
Robert Forrest Webb
(b. 9 April 1929). 5th dan Tomiki Aikido-BAA, 1989 [rank authenticated]. Also has practiced judo and kendo. Novelist and playwright. British Kayak Champion 500/1000 meters, 1949-50. Started judo in 1945 in Liverpool and...
Alain Floquet
(b. 18 December 1939). 7th dan IMAF. Long-time martial arts practitioner with background in judo and kendo. Later trained under Minoru MOCHIZUKI in YOSEIKAN AIKIDO, Yoshio SUGINO in KATORI SHINTO-RYU and Tokimune TAKEDA...