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Fuku Shidoin 副指導員

Assistant instructor. The lowest of three instructor levels instituted by the AIKIKAI HOMBU at the time of the creation of the INTERNATIONAL AIKIDO FEDERATION. Corresponds approximately to 2nd and 3rd dan. See SHIDOIN...

Peter Goldsbury

7th dan Aikikai (2012). Began aikido in 1969 in Britain. While a university student, trained under Kazuo Chiba and later in the USA with Mitsunari Kanai. Returned to Britain in 1975 and practiced under Minoru Kanetsuka...

Lorraine Dianne

5th dan Aikikai; 5th dan iaido. Professional aikido instructor. First taught by Tai Unno at University of Massachusetts in 1970. Later trained under Mitsunari KANAI and Yoshimitsu YAMADA. Traveled to Japan in 1976 for...