Senior. The sempai-kohai (senior-junior) relationship is particularly important in Japanese culture and permeates all areas of life. Japanese are always conscious of whether people they meet are above or below them in...
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Josh GoldShin Budo Kai
An organization established in 1989 by Shizuo IMAIZUMI, formerly of SHINSHIN TOITSU AIKIDO. New York Ki Society, 416 W. 14th St. , 4th Fl. , New York, NY 10014 USA (212)691-1378.
Shodokan しょううどかん
Lit., “Open Way Place.” JAPAN AIKIDO ASSOCIATION Kansai Hombu dojo. Founded 28 March 1976 by Kenji TOMIKI with Tetsuro NARIYAMA, now a JAA shihan, as resident instructor. Tomiki Sensei visited the dojo...
Roy Y. Suenaka
U. S. Air Force retired. Aikido and karate instructor. First taught aikido by Koichi TOHEI in Hawaii in 1953. Early foreign practitioner at the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO. Established the first aikido dojo in Okinawa in 1961...
Lynn F. Reafsnyder
(b. 14 August 1942). 5th dan/Renshi, Yamate-ryu Aikijutsu; Renshi, Itto Tenshin-ryu Kenjutsu [ranks authenticated]. Martial arts instructor. First taught aikido by Thomas MAKIYAMA in Honolulu in 1961. Received 1st dan...