Young teacher; commonly refers to the son of a master of any art before he becomes the successor. In the aikido world, the first wakasensei was Kiyoshi NAKAKURA (Morihiro Ueshiba) who became the adopted son of Morihei...
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Josh GoldYoseikan Aikido 養正館合気道
The composite martial art developed by Minoru MOCHIZUKI which incorporates elements of the pre-war AIKI BUDO of Morihei UESHIBA, judo, karate, old-style jujutsu and kenjutsu. Mochizuki’s Yoseikan Aikido is often...
Zen 禅
A Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism that teaches self-discipline, deep meditation, and the attainment of enlightenment by direct intuitive insight into a self-validating transcendent truth beyond all intellectual...
Yanagi Ryu Aikijujutsu 柳流合気柔術
A little known jujutsu form taught by Kenji Yoshida, son of Kotaro YOSHIDA, in the U. S. This art is a modified form of DAITO-RYU AIKIJUJUTSU and includes the use of such weapons as daggers, swords, and spears. The...