(b. 1931). 7th dan Aikikai. B. Wakayama Prefecture. Long-time practitioner and student of Michio HIKITSUCHI. Mr. Motokazu Yanase, 6616-1 Midorigaoka, Shingu-shi, Wakayama-ken 647 Japan (0735)21-5609.
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Josh GoldKotaro Yoshida 吉田幸太郎
(b. October 1883-1966). B. Miyama-mura, Tamura-gun, Fukushima Prefecture.Journalist and writer. Graduated from Tohoku Gakuin in Sendai in 1906. Graduate of Waseda University and an American university. Author of...
History of Aikido in United Kingdom
Aikido in the U. K. traces its roots back to 1955 when Kenshiro ABBE, who established the British Judo Council in London, began to give instruction in aikido. Abbe had come to the U. K. through the intervention of the...
United States Aikido Association
(USAA). An early AIKIKAI HOMBU-affiliated organization centered at the New York Aikikai by Yoshimitsu YAMADA c. 1966.
United States Aikido Federation
An organization established c. 1976 in conjuction with the creation of the INTERNATIONAL AIKIDO FEDERATION. Yoshimitsu YAMADA played an important role in the founding of this organization and remains the leading figure...
History of Aikido in the United States
The task of documenting the history of aikido in the United States is a formidable one. The most obvious reason for this is the sheer physical size of the country and the almost total lack of communication among early...