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Josh GoldYoshio Sugino 杉野嘉男
(12 December 1904-13 June 1998). 10th dan IMAF. Master of Katori Shinto-ryu. Studied for a brief period at the KOBUKAN DOJO in the early 1930s. Maintained regular contact with Morihei UESHIBA through the years. An...
Tai No Henko 体の変更
Body change or shift. In aikido, refers to a blending practice performed in pairs where the person whose wrist is grabbed pivots bringing his rear leg backwards while the held hand is brought into a position parallel to...
Kinuyo 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...