(Dates unknown). Member of the Asahi News dojo who studied under both Morihei Ueshiba and Sokaku TAKEDA in Osaka from c. 1933 to 1939. Awarded the KYOJU DAIRI by Sokaku in October 1937 in Osaka.
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Josh GoldKatie Noad
(16 March 1957). B. Melbourne. 3rd dan Tomiki Aikido-JAA, 1988 [rank authenticated]. Fluent in Japanese. Aikido instructor and tour guide. Began aikido in 1980 under Leoni GAY. Went to Japan in 1985. Returned to Perth...
T. S. Okuyama
(b. 30 April 1949). 6th Dan Aikikai (2003). Aikido/iaido instructor. B. in Shizuoka, Japan. B.S. in engineering (Illinois Institute of Technology). First taught aikido by Akira TOHEI in 1972 in Chicago. Also studied...
Hokushu Ozawa 大澤北州
(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...
Elizabeth 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...