(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 GoldKinuyo Sakai さかいきぬよ
(b. 1 January 1947). B. Tokyo. 6th dan Tomiki Aikido-JAA, 1983 [rank authenticated], 5th dan judo, 4th dan jodo; also practices t’ai chi ch’uan. Judo and aikido instructor. Began aikido at age 15 at the...
Hideo Sawamura 沢村秀雄
(b. 1925). 8th dan IMAF, 1987. B. Nagasaki Prefecture. Served in the Japanese navy starting 1943. Obtained taxi driver’s license in 1963. Began training in February 1967 and received 5th dan in 1977. Actively...
Shiai 試合
Contest; match; competition. Competition does not exist in aikido except for the TOMIKI AIKIDO system developed by Kenji TOMIKI of Waseda University and patterned after the judo system of Jigoro KANO.
Shinwa Taido 心和体道
A postwar martial art similar to aikido founded by Noriaki INOUE, nephew of aikido founder Morihei UESHIBA. The art was first taught as AIKI BUDO in Tokyo and then renamed to Shinwa Taido in 1956. Its name was...