(USAA). An early AIKIKAI HOMBU-affiliated organization centered at the New York Aikikai by Yoshimitsu YAMADA c. 1966.
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Josh GoldUnited States Aikido Federation
An organization established c. 1976 in conjuction with the creation of the INTERNATIONAL AIKIDO FEDERATION. Yoshimitsu YAMADA played an important role in the founding of this organization and remains the leading figure...
History of Aikido in the United States
The task of documenting the history of aikido in the United States is a formidable one. The most obvious reason for this is the sheer physical size of the country and the almost total lack of communication among early...
Saigo Takamori 高森西郷
(1827-1877). B. Kagoshima Prefecture of samurai caste. One of the leaders involved in the overthrow of the Tokugawa Shogunate and restoration of power to the Emperor. Led an uprising in 1877 known as the Satsuma...
Peter Tamagni
(b. 13 August 1946). 2nd dan Aikikai-USAF. USAF Fuku Shidoin. Police sergeant. Began training in Greenwich, New Jersey in 1980. Currently operates Vineland Aikikai in New Jersey. Vineland Aikikai, c/o 2161 Pennsylvania...
Dennis Tatoian
(b. 13 April 1948). 7th Dan, Iwama Shin-Shin Aiki Shuren Kai. B. Fresno, California. Served 16 years in the U. S. Army, 11 in Japan. Taught by Tetsutaka SUGAWARA and Morihiro SAITO. Co-translator of Vols. 3 and 4 of...