(Dates unknown). Editor at Osaka Asahi News in mid-to-late 1930s. One of two recipients of the MENKYO KAIDEN from Sokaku TAKEDA in 1939. The other person awarded this certification was Takuma HISA. Tonedate was not a regular practitioner of Daito-ryu aikijujutsu and therefore this scroll should be understood as an honorary award in recognition of his support of training at the Asahi News.
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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