(CONI=Italian National Olympic Committee). An Italian government-backed committee which oversees sports in Italy. The committee has recognized several Italian martial arts organizations which include aikido sections...
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Josh GoldEd Dalton
(b. 27 April 1956). 2nd dan Yoshinkan Aikido-IYAF. Tool and die maker. Began training in November 1985 in Windsor, Ontario. Presently instructs at the Seishinkan Budo Dojo in Rochester Hills, Michigan.
Ayumiashi 歩み足
Normal, ordinary walking, where the legs move forward alternately. See TSUGIASHI.
Gordon Blanking
(b. 1947). 2nd dan Yoshinkan Aikido. Photographer. Began training in 1972 in Toronto, Canada. Teaches at various locations in Southern Ontario as an instructor with Halton Hills Yoshinkan Aikido Association (HHYAA).
Budo Renshu 武道練習
(Budo Training). A training manual published in 1934 based on the techniques of Morihei UESHIBA of that period. Various UCHIDESHI would pose for drawings sketched by Takako KUNIGOSHI (see AN#47-49). All together about...
History of Aikido in Canada
Takeshi KIMEDA is credited with introducing YOSHINKAN AIKIDO to Canada on his arrival in 1964 in Toronto, Ontario. Kimeda, presently ranked 7th dan, systematically built up a network of dojos in the Toronto, Hamilton...