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...
Category - Encyclopedia
Josh GoldAiki Expo
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...
Aiuchi 合打
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...
Jack Wada
5th dan Aikikai. Began training c. 1969. Taught by Michio HIKITSUCHI in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture in early 1970s. Also an instructor of T’ai Chi Ch’uan. Presently operates a dojo in San Jose, California...
Shogo Yamaguchi 山口しょうご
(b. 1 January 1949). 6th dan Tomiki Aikido-JAA, 1983 [rank authenticated]. B. Tokyo. Graduate in Law of Waseda University. Business owner. First taught by TOMIKI and Hideo OHBA in 1967 as a member of the WASEDA...
Yonkajo 四箇条
Fourth teaching; older term borrowed from DAITO-RYU AIKIJUJUTSU which, used in the aikido context, means essentially the same as YONKYO. Still used in YOSHINKAN AIKIDO.
Zanshin 残心
Lingering spirit. Focus or concentration after execution of technique where the connection or link to the attacker is preserved
John Waite
(b. March 30, 1931). 6th dan Tomiki Aikido, 1983-JAA; 5th dan judo. School teacher. Began aikido in 1959 under Senta YAMADA at the London Judo Society. Founder member of the BRITIH AIKIDO ASSOCIATION, and National Coach...
Gombei Yamamoto 山本権兵衛
(1852-1933). Admiral and political leader of the Meiji (1868-1912) and Taisho (1912-1926) periods, and twice prime minister (1913-14, 1923-24). Early patron of Morihei UESHIBA beginning c. 1925. Instrumental in helping...
Yonkyo 四教
Fourth teaching. Refers to pressure applied on a nerve point in the lower forearm to bring the attacker into a pinning position.
Wakasensei 若先生
Young teacher; commonly refers to the son of a master of any art before he becomes the successor. In the aikido world, the first wakasensei was Kiyoshi NAKAKURA (Morihiro Ueshiba) who became the adopted son of Morihei...