(b. 15 February 1948). 6th dan Tomiki Aikido-JAA 1983 [rank authenticated]. B. Gunma Prefecture. Office worker. First taught by Tsuneko MIYAKE in 1965 and, beginning the following year, at the Aoyama Wrestling Center by...
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Josh GoldShigemi Yonekawa 米川成美
(27 July 1910-28 July 2005). Also Seibi and Takaaki. B. Ooarai, Ibaragi Prefecture. First attended an AIKI BUDO seminar in IWAMA sponsored by the BUDO SEN’YOKAI in August 1932. Entered the KOBUKAN DOJO as an...
Yushinkan Dojo
Dojo operated by famous swordsman Hakudo NAKAYAMA near Korakuen in Tokyo in the 1920s and 30s.
Giorgio Veneri
(25 February 1937-30 March 2005). Early Italian practitioner who first trained aikido under Motokage KAWAMUKAI in 1964. Instrumental in establishing Hiroshi TADA as an instructor in Italy. Elected president of the...
Seigo Yamaguchi 山口清吾
(13 April 1924-24 January 1996). 8th dan Aikikai. B. Fukuoka Prefecture. Aikikai Shihan. Began training at AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO c. 1951 and quickly rose through the ranks. Dispatched to Burma in 1958 where he remained for...
Katsumi Yonezawa 米沢克巳
(6 May 1937). B. Hokkaido. 7th dan Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu-Kodokai. Junior high school teacher. Fluent in English. First taught by Kodo HORIKAWA. Has traveled to the U. S. , Mexico and Canada teaching Daito-ryu since the...