(b. 25 January 1952). 3rd dan Aikikai-Kobayashi Dojos. B. Fukui Prefecture. Kobayashi Dojo Shidoin. First taught by Haruyoshi HORIKOSHI in Kasukabe in 1984. Also holds dan rank in Kyokushinkai Karate. Instructs at dojos...
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Josh GoldAwase 合わせ
Blending movement; from verb awaseru, to blend, harmonize. Frequently used in aikido to evoke the notion of harmony with the movement of one’s partner.
Eytan Ben Meir
(b. 1946). 3rd dan Aikikai. First taught by Bruce KLICKSTEIN in Oakland, California in 1976. Operates a dojo in Tel Aviv.
British Aikido Council
A TOMIKI AIKIDO organization formed in April 1988 by clubs from the BRITISH AIKIDO ASSOCIATION, the London Shodokan, and the Aikido Development Society. It’s aim was to strengthen ties with Japan, with particular...
Bushi 武士
Samurai; warrior. Essentially synonymous with samurai, but more commonly used in Japanese.
Chuko No So 中興の祖
Reviver. Title used to refer to Sokaku TAKEDA in his capacity as reviver of the Aizu martial tradition and its spread outside the clan.