(b. 11 May 1952). Aikido 6th Dan Aikikai, Aikido Schools of Ueshiba. Aikido & Defensive Tactics Instructor. B. in Syracuse, NY. First taught aikido by Mitsugi SAOTOME in 1977 at the Washington DC Aikikai. After...
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Josh GoldTakuma Hisa 久琢磨
(1895-31 October 1980). B. Kochi Prefecture. A sumo wrestler in his youth, he was later employed by the Osaka Asahi Newspaper office in the 1930s. He studied first under Morihei UESHIBA and then, in 1936, directly under...
Kazuo Igarashi
(b. 27 March 1946). 7th dan Aikikai-Kobayashi Dojos. B. Niigata Prefecture. Kobayashi Dojos Shihan. Began training at Meiji University Aikido Club in 1964 under Yasuo KOBAYASHI. Taught in Finland and Sweden for one year...
Sumiko Ito
(b. c. 1940). Administrative head of the KI NO KENKYUKAI Office of SHINSHIN TOITSU AIKIDO in Tokyo. A major decision-maker in activities of the organization. Shinshin Toitsu Aikido Hombu Dojo, Ushigome Heim 101, 2-30...