7th dan Aikikai (2012). Began aikido in 1969 in Britain. While a university student, trained under Kazuo Chiba and later in the USA with Mitsunari Kanai. Returned to Britain in 1975 and practiced under Minoru Kanetsuka...
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Josh GoldLorraine Dianne
5th dan Aikikai; 5th dan iaido. Professional aikido instructor. First taught by Tai Unno at University of Massachusetts in 1970. Later trained under Mitsunari KANAI and Yoshimitsu YAMADA. Traveled to Japan in 1976 for...
Seishiro Endo 遠藤征四郎
(b. 6 September 1942). 8th dan Aikikai. B. Nagano Prefecture. Aikikai Shihan. Entered AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO as UCHIDESHI c. 1964.
Kaoru Funahashi 舟橋薫
(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...