Established c. 1974. The largest aikido organization in California comprising more than 50 dojos and affiliated directly with the AIKIKAI HOMBU. Its principal instructors are 6th dan holders Robert NADEAU, Frank DORAN...
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Josh GoldTadashi Abe 阿部正
(1926-23 November 1984). Graduate in law of Waseda University. Began aikido in Osaka in August 1942 and then spent time as an UCHIDESHI in the IWAMA Dojo during World War II. Abe relocated to France in 1952 to study law...
Aikido Kyogi 合気競技
Competition aikido; a term sometimes used in Japanese to refer to TOMIKI AIKIDO developed by Waseda University professor Kenji TOMIKI.
Zenzaburo Akazawa 赤沢善三郎
(c. 1920-2007). Entered KOBUKAN DOJO as an UCHIDESHI c. 1933. Name appears in KASHIMA SHINTO-RYU enrollment records along with that of Morihei UESHIBA dated 16 May 1937. Interviewed AN#48.
Laszlo Abel
(b. 1954-21 June 2009). Employed by the Australian Embassy in Tokyo. Long-time resident of Japan and practitioner of several KOBUJUTSU. Has done extensive research into Masaki Manrikigusari-jutsu and Masaki Kusarigama...