The roots of AIKIKAI HOMBU Aikido in Switzerland can be traced to a Swissair pilot named Mickey Schooning who frequently flew to Japan in the 1950s and 60s. Schooning had earlier seen Minoru MOCHIZUKI in Geneva in 1951...
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Josh GoldNenokichi Sagawa
(1867-28 February 1950). Father of Yukiyoshi SAGAWA. Recipient of KYOJU DAIRI from Sokaku TAKEDA.
Masando Sasaki 佐々木将人
(1929-15 February 2013). 8th dan Aikikai. B. Yamagata Prefecture. Graduate in economics and law from Chuo University. Began aikido in 1954 while employed by the Self-Defense Agency. Joined the Tempukai and Ichikukai. A...
Sempai 先輩
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...
Shin 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.