(Italian Aikido Union). An organization in Italy grouping together some 21 dojos connected to the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO through Morihiro SAITO. Its president is Paolo CORALLINI. Unione Italiana Aikido, Via C. Colombo 133...
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Josh GoldUnited Kingdom Aikikai
An organization established in 1986 headed by W. J. Smith under the technical direction of Kazuo CHIBA. United Kingdom Aikikai, c/o Alan Roberts, 6 Wombrook Dale, Wombourne, Staffordshire WV5 8HL U. K.
History of Aikido in United Kingdom
Aikido in the U. K. traces its roots back to 1955 when Kenshiro ABBE, who established the British Judo Council in London, began to give instruction in aikido. Abbe had come to the U. K. through the intervention of the...
United States Aikido Association
(USAA). An early AIKIKAI HOMBU-affiliated organization centered at the New York Aikikai by Yoshimitsu YAMADA c. 1966.
United 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...