Seventh rank or grade. Seventh degree black belt in martial arts ranking systems. Same as NANADAN.
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Josh GoldRinjiro Shirata 白田林二郎
(29 March 1912-29 May 1993). 9th dan Aikikai (1972). Awarded 10th dan posthumously. Aikikai Shihan. B. Oyamura, Yamagata Prefecture. From a family of OMOTO believers whose mother practiced AIKI BUDO at a dojo of the...
Soke Kyoju Dairi 宗家教授代理
Certified instructor designated to teach as the representative of the headmaster. Tokimune TAKEDA appointed Katsuyuki KONDO to act in this capacity in May 1988.
Kanemoto Sunadomari 砂泊兼基
(b. c. 1914-c. 1983). From a family of devout OMOTO RELIGION believers. Elder step-brother of Kanshu SUNADOMARI and Fukiko SUNADOMARI. First saw Morihei UESHIBA at demonstration in AYABE in 1928. Began training shortly...
George Leonard
(b. 1923). 3rd dan Aikikai. Author. Contributing editor to Esquire magazine and author of numerous books such as Education and Ecstasy, The Ultimate Athlete (which deals at length with aikido) and The Silent Pulse. Has...
Kenzo Miyazawa
(b. 1937). 6th dan Aikikai. B. 1937 in Ichikawa, Chiba. First taught kendo by his father as a child and later kempo in junior high school. In 1955 enrolled in Aoyama Gakuin University, majoring in economics. Began...