(21 January 1935-15 March 2013). B. in Aomori. Entered the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO as an UCHIDESHI in 1955. Dispatched to France in 1961 as a 5th dan and became a 6th dan shihan in 1963. Noro later separated from the Aikikai...
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Josh GoldHayato Osawa 大沢勇人
(b. c. 1951). 5th dan Aikikai. Son of Kisaburo OSAWA and junior instructor at AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO. Aikikai Hombu Dojo, 17-18 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162 Japan (03)203-9236.
Takeyasu Masuda 増田丈幸
(b. 1932). Graduate of Waseda University. A long-time student of Shoji NISHIO. Served as emcee for the 1985 and 1986 FRIENDSHIP DEMONSTRATIONS sponsored by AIKI NEWS.
Minoru Mochizuki 望月稔
(7 April 1907-30 May 2003). 10th dan Aikido IMAF, 9th dan jujutsu, 8th dan iaido, 8th dan judo, 8th dan kobudo, 5th dan kendo, 5th dan karate, 5th dan jojutsu. Began judo training at age five and entered the KODOKAN in...
Naginata 薙刀
Halberd. A traditional weapon sometimes as long as ten feet; it is still used today, most commonly by women.
History of Aikido in New Zealand
Aikido was first established in New Zealand by David LYNCH and his wife, Hisae, in 1965. The first classes were held in Auckland and a Yoshinkai Aikido Institute was opened in November 1967. Lynch arranged the first...