Junior. The sempai-kohai (senior-junior) relationship permeates all social strata in Japan. Japanese are always conscious of whether people they meet are above or below them in social status.
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Josh GoldKyoshu
Spiritual leader. The title used for the leader of the Omoto religion. In this tradition, the spiritual leader is always a female. The first kyoshu was Nao DEGUCHI, followed by her daughter Sumi, and her daughter Naohi.
Shigeki Kato 加藤茂樹
(b. 29 July 1948). 6th dan Tomiki Aikido-JAA. B. Ishikawa Prefecture. Employed by General Sekiyu. Began training in 1968 under Kenji TOMIKI and Hideo OHBA as a member of the WASEDA UNIVERSITY AIKIDO CLUB, and became its...
Ki Magazine 気マガジン
. Formerly Aikido Magazine. A Japanese-language publication first appearing on 10 May 1985 containing materials mainly on AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO activities during its first years. Before its name change in the fall of 1989...
Hiroaki Kobayashi 小林宏明
(b. 3 November 1965). 3rd dan Aikikai-Kobayashi Dojos. B. Tokyo. Employed by Overseas Youth Cooperation Association. First taught as a child by his father, Yasuo KOBAYASHI. Kobayashi Dojo, 582 Higashi-machi, Gakuen...