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Bill Lawrence

(b. c. 1919). 5th dan Tomiki Aikido- JAA; 6th dan Tomiki Aikido-BAA. Also 1st dan judo. Began aikido c. 1959 under Senta YAMADA, and later studied under Riki KOGURE, Tsunemitsu Naito, Takeshi INOUE, and Hideo OHBA...

Tsunenori Kayanomiya

(January 1900-1978). First son of Prince Kuninori Kayanomiya. First cousin of Nagako Kuninomiya who married the Showa Emperor in 1924. The Kayanomiya family was established as an independent family lineage in 1900...

Kobudo Kenkyukai

(Classical Martial Arts Research Society). An organization created in 1928 by Jigoro KANO within the KODOKAN to study, preserve, and develop traditional Japanese martial arts. Kano had his most talented students such as...

Kokyunage 呼吸投げ

Breath throw. A cover-all term used to refer to a series of blending techniques with no common mechanical similarities and also for more unusual techniques without commonly accepted names. This term is used loosely by...