(b. 5 November 1954). 3rd dan Yoshinkan Aikido. B. Tokyo. Yoshinkan Aikido Shidoin. Began training in 1984 at the YOSHINKAN AIKIDO Koganei Dojo under Gozo SHIODA. Yoshinkan Hombu Dojo, Kami Ochiai 2-28-8, Shinjuku-ku...
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Josh GoldFredrick J. Lovret
(b. 1 July 1941). Hiden Mokuroku, Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu-Kodokai [rank authenticated]. Menkyo Kaiden, Yamate-ryu Aikijutsu. Teaching certificate in Itto Tenshin-ryu Kenjutsu. Martial arts instructor and writer. Founder...
John T. Messores
(b. 6 September 1950). 6th dan Aikido Schools of Ueshiba. Aikido Instructor. B.A. Geography, Florida Atlantic University (1972). B. in New Brunswick, New Jersey. First taught aikido by Bill McIntyre in Sarasota, Florida...
Paul Muller
(b. c. 1948). 5th dan Aikikai. Professor of electronics in Strasbourg, France. A long-time French practitioner of aikido presently heading the Centre d’Etudes d’Aikido et de Budo (CEAB = Center for Aikido...
Hitoshi Nakano 中野仁
(b. 1 January 1957). 6th dan Yoshinkan Aikido. B. Nagano Prefecture. Yoshinkan Aikido Shihan. Began training in 1975 at the Tobiri University Aikido Club under Gozo SHIODA. Has accompanied Shioda on trips to the U. S...
Shoji Nishio 西尾昭二
(1927-15 Mar 2005). 8th dan Aikikai. Aikikai Shihan. Began practice at the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO at the end of 1951 and became a shihan c. 1955. Also an advanced practitioner of judo, karate, iaido and jojutsu, elements of...