(10 February 1925-16 January 2015). B. Yubari City, Hokkaido. First taught by Kodo HORIKAWA in 1963 in Kitami, Hokkaido. Received 7th dan from Horikawa in 1974. Okamoto was promoted to shihan by Horikawa in 1978. He...
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Josh GoldMasakatsu Agatsu 正勝吾勝
Correct victory; victory over self. An expression coined by Morihei UESHIBA which often appears in his calligraphy.
Nanadan 七段
Seventh rank or grade. Seventh degree black belt in martial arts ranking systems. Same as SHICHIDAN.
Shigenobu Okumura 奥村繁信
(1922-12 August 2008). 9th dan Aikikai. B. Hokkaido. Aikikai Shihan. Standing Director of All-Japan Aikido Federation. Okumura entered KENKOKU UNIVERSITY in Manchuria in 1938 where he began training in AIKI BUDO under...
Manabu Masuda 増田学
(b. 7 October 1962). 6th dan Aikikai-Kobayashi Dojos. B. Tokyo. Kobayashi Dojo Shidoin. First taught by Yasuo KOBAYASHI in 1969. Kobayashi Dojo, 582 Higashi-machi, Gakuen, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo-to 187 Japan (0423)41-0376.