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Josh GoldIsao 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.
Takisaburo Tobari 戸張滝三郎
(1872-1942). A teacher of TENJIN SHIN’YO-RYU JUJUTSU in Tokyo who was mistakenly identified as a teacher of Morihei UESHIBA in several of Kisshomaru UESHIBA’s books. This error was due to the similarity of...
Masaaki Tsuchiya つちやまさあき
(b. 1957). Magazine publisher and editor. Graduate of Waseda University where he was a member of the Aikikai club. Editor of Aikido Magazine. Ray Publishing Co. , Ltd. , 2-1-19 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101...