(b. 14 September 1951). B. Iwate Prefecture. Studied Wado-ryu Karate from 1964. Began aikido at the Sapporo branch dojo of the AIKIKAI HOMBU in 1970 and later became an instructor. From 1974-1981 practiced at the...
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Josh GoldElizabeth Lynn
(b. 8 June 1946). 6th dan Aikikai. Aikido teacher; fiction writer. B. in New York, NY. First taught Aikido by Isao TAKAHASHI in 1971. General Secretary of the United States Aikido Federation, Western Region. Affiliated...
Kumagusu Minakata 南方熊楠
(1867-1941). B. in Kii Province, present-day Wakayama Prefecture. Biologist, ethnologist, and folklorist. Lived in Europe and the United States for 15 years. Discovered many types of new fungi and mold and contributed...
Musha Shugyo 武者修業
Warrior pilgrimage. In Japanese context, particularly during the Edo Period, refers to a samurai or martial artist wandering about from dojo to dojo to test his strength and hone his skills. See TARYUJIAI.
Fumiko Nakayama まきやまふみお七段
4th dan Aikikai-Kobayashi Dojos. Began training at the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO during the 1960s. Chief instructor at Kiyose Dojo. Kiyose Dojo, Matsuyama 1-13-8, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo-to 204 Japan (0423)41-0376. Hakudo Nakayama
André Nocquet
(30 July 1914 – 12 March 1999). 8th dan. Aikido instructor. An early practitioner of aikido in France in 1950s. Nocquet spent 1955-57 in Tokyo studying at AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO and was one of the first serious foreign...