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William Gleason (born 4 September 1943 [1]) is the American author of two books about aikido, spirituality and kototama. He holds the rank of 7th dan in aikido [2] and is the founder and head instructor of Shobu Aikido in Somerville, MA, USA. [3] Gleason teaches seminars worldwide.
Kanai Sensei was one of the last group of students of the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, entering the Hombu Dojo in 1958 as an uchi-deshi.He moved to the United States in 1966 as a 4th dan and subsequently founded the New England Aikikai, currently located off Porter Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [3]
Terry Dobson birthname Walter Norton Dobson III [1] (1937–1992) was an American aikido pioneer, aikido teacher, and writer, who studied directly with the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, as one of the first, small handful of non-Japanese to do so.
This is a list of famous and well-known aikido practitioners sorted by area of primary residence. Direct students of Morihei Ueshiba are marked with an asterisk* Japan
The Aikido Schools of Ueshiba is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, administered under a board of senior instructors. In addition to the actions of the board, ASU policy is reviewed and set by three standing committees: an Examination Committee, an Instructional Committee, and an Advisory Committee of ASU instructors who are not board members.
Aikido was created by Morihei Ueshiba (植芝 盛平) (1883–1969), referred to by some aikido practitioners as Ōsensei (Great Teacher). [13] The term aikido was coined in the 20th century. [ 14 ] Ueshiba envisioned aikido not only as the synthesis of his martial training, but as an expression of his personal philosophy of universal peace and ...
After Training in Japan with the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, [6] from 1962-1964 Nadeau returned to Northern California and opened a series of martial art schools sharing space with first Professor Sig Kuferat and later Richard Bunch through whom he has had on-going contact with several notable Ju-Jitsu schools [7] and which eventually ...
Nobuyoshi Higashi (born 1938) [1] is a Japanese American teacher of Tomiki Aikido, karate, and judo, and the founder of Kokushi-ryu jujutsu. [2] He is a 10th dan in jujutsu, 9th dan in judo, [3] 7th dan in aikido, and 7th dan in karate. [4] His style of aikido includes defenses against knives. [5]