(b. 10 May 1932). B. Engaru, Mombetsu, Hokkaido. Airline employee in Memanbetsu, Hokkaido. Initiated into DAITO-RYU AIKIJUJUTSU at age 14 by his father, a direct student of Sokaku TAKEDA. Enrolled in the dojo of Kodo...
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Josh GoldIwama 岩間
A town of some 15,000 inhabitants situated about 63 miles to the northeast of Tokyo. Location of the country home of Morihei UESHIBA who retired there during the war in 1942. Site of AIKI SHRINE built by the founder as...
Hisao Kamada 鎌田久雄
(1911-1986). B. Yuasa-machi, Wakayama Prefecture. First taught by Morihei UESHIBA at the Takanawa Sengakuji Dojo (c. 1929) and later trained at the KOBUKAN DOJO as an UCHIDESHI. Also worked in the dojo office performing...
Hito E Mi 一重身
Term referring to a ready posture similar to the HANMI but where the rear leg is moved further right or left away from the center line. Used by Morihei UESHIBA primarily to refer to the foot position in the basic jo...
Kin’ichi Iida 飯田勤一
(1887-1941). Japanese inn operator. Teacher of KASHIMA SHINTO-RYU who taught at both the KODOKAN and the KOBUKAN DOJO at the request of Jigoro KANO and Morihei UESHIBA respectively. Dispatched by current headmaster...