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Studied Judo in Japan and began Tomiki Aikido in the early 1970s at Karl Geis’ dojo in Houston, Texas. Acted as translator between Geis and Tomiki. The Encyclopedia of Aikido lists Kondo as 6th dan Tomiki Aikido-JAA. [9] Upon his return to the United States in the late 1950s, Geis began teaching judo and aikido in Houston, Texas.
Karl Geis (1933 – April 7, 2014) was an American judo, aikido, and jodo instructor. [1] He died of prostate cancer. [ 2 ] Karl Geis is a member of the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame, [ 3 ] and the founder of Fugakukai International Association .
Amos Lee Parker (December 12, 1936 – August 19, 2013) was an American aikido teacher. He was ranked 9th dan in Yoshinkan Aikido. [1] Parker was born the 7th of 16 children in Houston, Texas. At age 18, he joined the United States Navy. He first came into contact with aikido in 1958 while a member of the US Navy on board the USS Bradford (DD ...
From 1999 through 2001, he received commendation for his contribution of promoting Aikido in Houston from the Mayor of Houston. In October 2006, he was recognized for his Aikido contributions by a proclamation of Hiroshi Kato Day from the Mayor of Midland, Texas. In 2001, Suginami Aikikai received commendation from the Governor of Tokyo as an ...
The city of Houston, Texas, contains many neighborhoods, ranging from planned communities to historic wards. There is no uniform standard for what constitutes an individual neighborhood within the city; however, the city of Houston does recognize a list of 88 super neighborhoods which encompass broadly recognized regions. According to the city ...
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 ...
In 1927 it was annexed by the City of Houston. [8] Jewish families moved to Riverside Terrace in the 1920s and 1930s since they were not allowed to settle in other wealthy Houston neighborhoods, [5] including River Oaks. [9] Therefore it became known as the "Jewish River Oaks". At the time most residents of Riverside Terrace were Christian. [10]
A true-color image of Greater Houston. Astronaut photograph of Houston at night. Map of the Houston city limits. Houston, the most populous city in the Southern United States, is located along the upper Texas Gulf Coast, approximately 50 miles (80 km) northwest of the Gulf of Mexico at Galveston.