(b. 18 December 1939). 7th dan IMAF. Long-time martial arts practitioner with background in judo and kendo. Later trained under Minoru MOCHIZUKI in YOSEIKAN AIKIDO, Yoshio SUGINO in KATORI SHINTO-RYU and Tokimune TAKEDA...
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Josh GoldKenkichi Futami
(b. 15 April 1946). 6th dan Tomiki Aikido-JAA. B. Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Employed by TDK. Started aikido at Seijo University Aikido Club under Kenji TOMIKI in April 1966. Member of the Board of Directors...
Peter Goldsbury
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...
Hanmi 半身
Half stance; ready position with one foot forward prior to execution of technique. See also KAMAE. Morihei Ueshiba executing a hanmi handachi technique at the Noma Dojo (1935). Uke: Shigemi Yonekawa
Steven W. Duncan
(b. 22 March 1955). 5th dan Tomiki Aikido-Jiyushinkai, May 1990; 4th dan Aikido-IMAF, May 1988 [ranks authenticated]. Professional aikido instructor. First taught by Karl GEIS in Houston, Texas in 1977. Formed SHOBU...
European Aikido Federation
(EAF). An organization created in November 1975 in Paris at the same time as the INTERNATIONAL AIKIDO FEDERATION and which grouped together the AIKIKAI-HOMBU-affiliated national organizations of Europe. Its first...