(USAA). An early AIKIKAI HOMBU-affiliated organization centered at the New York Aikikai by Yoshimitsu YAMADA c. 1966.
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Josh GoldUnited States Aikido Federation
An organization established c. 1976 in conjuction with the creation of the INTERNATIONAL AIKIDO FEDERATION. Yoshimitsu YAMADA played an important role in the founding of this organization and remains the leading figure...
History of Aikido in the United States
The task of documenting the history of aikido in the United States is a formidable one. The most obvious reason for this is the sheer physical size of the country and the almost total lack of communication among early...
Ura
Back; reverse. In aikido used to refer to an opening movement or turn executed as the intial movement of a technique. See OMOTE.