(b. 1937). Aikikai Shihan. Began practice at the Kuwamori Dojo in Tokyo in October 1954. He entered the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO as an UCHIDESHI in April 1961 and remained as an instructor until departing for the U. S. in...
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Josh GoldShoji Seki
(b. 6 March 1950). 8th dan Aikikai. Aikikai Shihan. B. Yamagata Prefecture. First practiced aikido in 1969 in Tokyo. Became professional instructor at AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO in 1973. Has traveled to numerous countries...
Ichitami Shikanai
6th dan Aikikai. One of AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO representatives for Brazil. Mr. Ichitami Shikanai, Rua Florenca 75, Sta Terezinha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Cep 31360 Brazil 031-468-1051.
Shobu Aiki Kai
A TOMIKI AIKIDO organization established by Steven DUNCAN in 1987 which groups together former students of Karl GEIS and which has adopted Geis’ non-competitive approach to Tomiki Aikido. A sister organization of...
James R. Stewart
(b. 14 April 1949). 6th dan Yoshinkan Aikido. Artist. Began training in Toronto in 1973. Trained under Takeshi KIMEDA and Mitsugoro Karasawa. ofounded Seidokan dojo in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada in 1990 together with...
Shin’ichi Suzuki
(b. 1917). 8th dan Shinshin Toitsu Aikido (1993). Retired police officer and aikido pioneer in Hawaii. B. Waikapu, Maui, Hawaii. Early background in judo. First taught aikido by Koichi TOHEI in 1953. Became chief...