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Takashi Kushida

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150:(also called AYANA). He began his study of Aikido under Gozo Shioda in 1953 and lived at the Yoshinkan Dojo as a professional student (uchideshi) for over 12 years. In 1964 he became a Shihan. He was awarded “Menkyo Kaiden” and 8th Dan in 1982 by Gozo Shioda. While at the Yoshinkan Dojo, Kushida handled many of Shioda's affairs and taught many of the Yoshinkan instructors in place today. Following this period of intense training and instruction, Kushida was made Senior Assistant Instructor at the Yoshinkan. Between 1963 and 1973 he served as Aikido teacher to the Japanese Air Force, the 31: 190:
In 1991, Yoshinkai Aikido in Japan established a group called the International Yoshinkai Aikido Federation (IYAF). Their representatives discussed the mission, policies, and activities of IYAF with Kushida. However, Kushida did not wish to change AYANA's standards to conform with those of the IYAF.
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area. Yoshinkan Aikido received a significant boost with Kushida's arrival. He settled in Michigan and established a network of more than 50 Dojos in North America. In 1976 Kushida founded the Aikido Yoshinkai Association of North America.
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Kushida assisted by his son Akira Kushida, taught classes at the Genyokan Dojo, AYANA's headquarters facility, located near his home in
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as well as teaching at various universities, private companies, and at the Yoshinkan. During his early years as an
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In 1991, Kushida-Sensei established his own school of Aikido, adopting the name "Aikido Yoshokai."
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Kushida left Japan in 1973 after a request was made for an instructor in the
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Black Belt Magazine, November 1982, Aikido Yoshinkai: Power and Harmony
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
Aikido Yoshokai
aikido
Aikido Yoshokai Association of North America
Tokyo Riot Control Police
Hawaii
uchi-deshi
Yoshinkan
Kyoichi Inoue
Gozo Shioda
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Michigan
"Aikido Shihan Kyoichi Inoue - Learning from the Kojiki"
"Aikido Journal"
"Aikido Journal"
"Genbu_Sotojutsu"

The official Yoshokai aikido web site
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Japanese aikidoka
1935 births
2012 deaths
Japanese emigrants to the United States

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