Practice uniform; refers to costume worn in most Japanese martial arts. Also GI and KEIKOGI.
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Josh GoldEngaru 遠軽
Town in northern part of Hokkaido where Morihei UESHIBA first met and trained with Sokaku TAKEDA of the DAITO-RYU JUJUTSU school, through an introduction from Kotaro YOSHIDA. Ueshiba participated in a ten-day seminar at...
Masatake Fujita 藤田昌武
(21 April 1937-28 May 2014). 8th dan Aikikai. B. Shinkyo, Manchuria. Aikikai Shihan. Entered Takushoku University in 1956. After graduation from university, Fujita was employed by the Aikikai in the late 1950s and rose...
History of Aikido in Germany
Compared to other European nations, the introduction of aikido to Germany took place at a rather late date. In the early 1960s a number of Japanese teachers came to the country to demonstrate but no formal structure...
Gyaku Hanmi 逆半身
Reverse or opposite stance; the situation in which the attacker and defender are in ready stances with the opposite foot forward.