(b. c. 1908). B. Niigata Prefecture. One of the top students of famous swordsman Hakudo NAKAYAMA. Entered the YUSHINKAN DOJO at age 17 in 1924. Known as one of the samba garasu (three crows, roughly equivalent to the...
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Josh GoldNihon Korinkai 日本光輪会
A KORINDO organization created in January 1954 by Minoru HIRAI, Director of General Affairs of the KOBUKAN DOJO in the early 1940s.
O Sensei 大先生
Great Teacher. A term of respect used in the aikido context to refer to the founder, Morihei UESHIBA. Frequently used to refer to the founder or central figure of a group or organization in Japan. The same characters...
Jerome S. Ostrowski
(b. 1940). Kyoshi Menkyo Itto Tenshin-ryu Kenjutsu; Dai Ni Makimono Goseki-ryu Aiki Heiho. Designer, illustrator, hypnotherapist. Began training in Dallas, Texas in 1976. Kaicho and kenjutsu instructor at the San Diego...
Derek Morgan
(b. 1963). 2nd dan. Caretaker. Began training at Seishinkan Aikido Dojo in North Shields in 1981. Started own dojo in 1985 and in 1988 formed the North East Budo-Kai. Operates dojo in Tyne & Wear U. K. Aiki-O-Kami...