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Josh GoldHistory of Aikido in Switzerland
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...
Nenokichi 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...