(3 December 1902-13 April 1994). Used the following names: Kitamatsumaru (1902), Yoichiro (1909), Yoshiharu (1920), Seisho (1940), Hoken (1948), Teruyoshi (1971), Noriaki (1973). B. Tanabe. Nephew of Morihei UESHIBA...
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Josh GoldHiroshi Isoyama 磯山博
(b. 14 January 1937). 8th dan Aikikai. B. Ibaragi Prefecture. Civil servant, Aikikai Shihan. Began training in June 1949 becoming an UCHIDESHI in IWAMA Dojo while middle school student. Known for his powerful technique...
Susan Jean Jeannette
(b. 31 March 1954). 3rd dan Yoshinkan Aikido-AYANA, AYC. Homemaker. Began training in 1975 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Instructor in Windsor, Ontario. Renbukan Aikido Club, 3475 Glenwood, Windsor, Ontario N9E 2Y4 Canada...
Kaitennage 回転投げ
Rotary throw. Technique where the attacker is thrown forward with pressure applied on the head or neck while his arm is raised over the head.
Kashima Shinto Ryu 鹿島新当流
A traditional Japanese martial art school with a 500-year history whose sword has a clearly demonstrable influence on the development of the AIKI KEN. This school is a composite system whose curriculum consists of...
Tokuji Hirata 平田徳治
(c1922-2009 Jan 26) An early student of Koichi TOHEI in Hawaii. Appears as an UKE in Tohei’s first book in English entitled Aikido (see bibl. ). Relocated to San Diego, California in the late 1950s where he opened...