(b. 22 March 1955). 5th dan Tomiki Aikido-Jiyushinkai, May 1990; 4th dan Aikido-IMAF, May 1988 [ranks authenticated]. Professional aikido instructor. First taught by Karl GEIS in Houston, Texas in 1977. Formed SHOBU AIKI KAI in 1987 along with several former students of Geis in order to promote and preserve Geis’ non-competitive approach to TOMIKI AIKIDO. Presently operates Shobu Aiki Dojo in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
As a holiday gift to the aikido community, Aikido Journal has created a new version of our Principal Disciples of Morihei Ueshiba chart, originally developed by AJ founder Stanley Pranin. We hope you’ll enjoy and...
The Aiki Expo events were major aikido seminars sponsored by Aikido Journal and conceived and organized by Stanley Pranin that gathered together many high-ranking teachers from Aikido, Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu, classical...
Mutual strike or cut. Sword term used to describe the circumstance where two swordsmen strike each other simultaneously. In AIKI KEN terminology, often used in contradistinction to AINUKE where neither swordsman can...
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