(b. c. 1954). 4th dan Aikikai. M. A. in East Asian Studies from Stanford University. Fluent in Japanese. First taught by Robert FRAGER at the University of California, Santa Cruz c. 1972. Spent several years studying in...
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Josh GoldIkuo Iimura 飯村郁男
(1925-25 August 2004). B. Tokyo. 8th dan Aikikai. Employed as a technician by the Self-Defense Force. A mainstay of early morning practice at Aikikai Hombu Dojo starting in the mid-1950s through the 1990s. Also studied...
Institut Noro (Noro Institute)
An independent French organization established by Masamichi NORO in the 1970s which replaced the ASSOCIATION CULTURELLE FRAN
Ikkusai Iwata 岩田一空斎
(1909-1 January 2003). Also Hajime and Kinya. 9th dan Aikikai. B. Aichi Prefecture. Graduate of Waseda University. One of the oldest active practitioners of aikido, he started his training in 1930 at the Mejiro Dojo of...
Jodan No Kamae 上段の構え
Upper stance; refers to a position where the sword is held above the head ready to strike. Common to traditional sword arts.
Kameoka 亀岡
City situated between Kyoto and AYABE which functions as the administrative center of the OMOTO RELIGION.