(25 November 1881-26 June 1969). Née Itogawa. Wife of the founder of aikido. Married Morihei UESHIBA in TANABE c. 1903. Lifelong companion of her husband, she bore him a total of four children: a daughter, Matsuko (b...
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Josh GoldYoshinobu Takeda
8th dan Aikikai. Began aikido training at AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO in the early 1960s. One of the leading students of Seigo YAMAGUCHI. Currently the director of Aikido Kenkyukai International and the Shonan Aikido Renmei in...
Shin’ichi Tanimura
(b. 2 February 1941). B. Miyagi Prefecture. 4th dan Aikikai. First trained in KOBAYASHI Dojo in Kodaira in 1970. Mr. Shin’ichi Tanimura, Esteeto 7-301, Ichiban-cho 6-17-1, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo-to Japan (0425)31...
Tenkan 転換
Turn; used to refer to a pivoting movement or turn executed as the initial or secondary movement of a technique. See also IRIMI. Tenryu (1988)
Kiku Ueshiba 植芝きく
(dates unknown). Married Yodo. Fourth daughter of Yoroku and Yuki Ueshiba and younger sister of Morihei Ueshiba.