(c. 1913-c. 1940). B. Tottori Prefecture. From a family of Omoto believers and a relative of Morihei Ueshiba. Enrolled at the Kobukan Dojo in 1931. Of short stature, he was one of the senior uchideshi at the dojo and...
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Josh GoldPeter Guido Gillard
(b. 9 December 1946). 5th Dan Aikikai (2001). Company director. B. in Cardiff, UK. First taught aikido by Kazuo CHIBA in 1966. SHIDOIN and present Chairman of the BRITISH AIKIDO FEDERATION with responsibility for the...
Junichi Haga 羽賀準一
(1908-1966) B. Hiroshima Prefecture. A famous iaido and kendo expert who was one of the top disciples of sword expert Hakudo NAKAYAMA. Known as one of the “Three Crows” (Samba Garasu) of kendo fame in the...
Patricia Hendricks
(b. 25 September 1955). 6th dan Aikikai. Aikido instructor. B.A. in Japanese from University of California at Berkeley. Fluent in Japanese. First taught by Danielle Molles EVANS and Stanley PRANIN in Monterey...
Doka 道歌
Songs of the Way; a series of short, didactic poems written by Morihei UESHIBA containing the essence of his thoughts on the deeper meaning of aikido and the martial arts. The Doka include many references to classical...