(b. 7 February 1951). 7th dan Aikikai and FFAAA. Began aikido as a child in France. Went to Japan at age 18 and stayed for seven years. Influenced technically primarily by Mitsugi SAOTOME, Seigo YAMAGUCHI and Kisshomaru...
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Josh GoldDang Thong Tri
(b. c. 1930). 6th dan Aikikai. B. Vietnam. Graduate of the Law Faculty, University of Paris, 1952; B. A. , M. A. , California State University, 1971, 1972. Martial arts instructor. Began training in the 1950s in Vietnam...
Isao Takahashi 高橋一佐男
(1912-6 February 1972). 7th dan Aikikai [awarded posthumously]. B. Maui, Hawaii. Lived in Japan from age five to ten. Attained high rankings in kendo and judo. Takahashi was one of the first to study aikido under Koichi...
Takumakai 琢磨会
A DAITO-RYU AIKIJUJUTSU organization based in the Osaka area which was created in August 1975 around Takuma HISA, a pre-war student of both Morihei UESHIBA and Sokaku TAKEDA and later a prominent teacher of the art. Its...
Tatami 畳
Straw mat made from bamboo. Used almost universally in Japan for martial arts training where falling techniques are included. Approximate dimensions are six feet by three feet.