(b. 20 April 1940). 6th dan Aikikai. B. Tokyo. Enrolled at AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO in 1959 and became an UCHIDESHI in 1960. Abandoned aikido for eight years following the death of Morihei Ueshiba in 1969. Returned to aikido...
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Josh GoldKarl Fredrich Leisinger
An early German practitioner of judo who began aikido training under Katsuaki ASAI in 1965. Leisinger is active organizationally and a staunch supporter of Asai. Currently President of the Aikikai of Germany and the...
Kenjutsu 剣術
Combative sword arts or techniques. Generic term for traditional sword arts and techniques.
Ikuko Kimura 木村郁子
(b. 20 February 1958). B. Tokyo. Graduate in English of Meiji Gakuin University. Editor of Japanese language edition of AIKI NEWS. Joined magazine staff in 1982.
Kodokai 幸道会
An organization formed in 1950 around Kodo HORIKAWA, one of the most prominent students of Sokaku TAKEDA, which is headquartered in Kitami, Hokkaido. After the death of Horikawa in 1980, Yusuke INOUE, a MENKYO KAIDEN...