(21 March 1912-December 1988). Also Isaburo. 9th dan Aikikai. B. Osaka. First taught by Morihei UESHIBA in Osaka in 1936. After the war, Tanaka spent one month in IWAMA in 1951 during which time his private dojo was...
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Josh GoldTempukai 天風会
A self-development organization built around the activities of Tempu NAKAMURA, founder of Shinshin Toitsu Do, who had a major influence on Koichi TOHEI, Hiroshi TADA, Tadashi ABE and others training at the AIKIKAI HOMBU...
Kenji Tomita 富田健治
(1897-1977). Public servant, police official and politician. B. Hyogo Prefecture. Graduate in law of Kyoto University. Entered Ministry of Home Affairs and later served as police official in various locations. Traveled...
Sokaku Takeda 武田惣角
(10 October 1859-25 April 1943). B. at 63 Oikeda Oaza, Hirosemura, Kawanuma-gun, Aizu near Aizubange-cho, in present-day Fukushima Prefecture as the second son of Sokichi Takeda. Disseminator of DAITO-RYU AIKIJUJUTSU in...
Masanosuke Tanaka 田中正之助
(14 September 1905-9 September 1985). 7th dan Aikikai. First learned from Morihei Ueshiba c. 1921 at the UESHIBA JUKU in AYABE while a live-in student under Onisaburo DEGUCHI. Also studied other martial arts intensively...