Morihei Ueshiba accompanied Onisaburo DEGUCHI to Mongolia in February 1924 on a secret expedition with the stated purpose of founding a religious colony there. Onisaburo and his party became enmeshed in local politics...
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Josh GoldGorozo Nakajima 中島五郎蔵
(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...
Nihon 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...