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Improving Your Aikido through Iaido
Aikido principles have much in common with principles of the Sword, and by training with Iaido including pract […]
Alan Ruddock, an Irishman in the Footsteps of O Sensei
In this series, I try to bring to the attention of the Japanese public a number of foreign practitioners witho […]
Budo Unites Again in Tokyo – BudoFes2021
After months of physical distanciation and the successive cancellations of numerous classes and events, Tokyoi […]
Christian Tissier’s Aikido Journey: In the Footsteps of a Master
In a previous issue of Hiden, I wrote about Frenchman André Nocquet Sensei, who was the first foreign uchi des […]
Kobayashi Kiyohiro: A Lifetime Search for Aiki
I mentioned Kobayashi Kiyohiro Sensei on several occasions in my previous articles, especially the influence t […]
Remembering Chiba Tsugutaka Shihan [Daito-ryu of Shikoku #4]
As a young boy with a passion for Japanese culture and budo, my head was filled with dreams about what people […]
Eagle Grab and Staggered Legs, Control Bones and Muscles And Win With Your Feet! [Daito-ryu of Shikoku #3]
Hideaki Sato, General Manager talks! History and Techniques of Shikoku Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu Hideaki Sato is […]
Biography of Chiba Tsugutaka [Daito-ryu of Shikoku #2]
Chiba Tsugutaka was born in 1931 in Ikeda , Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture. He was 14th head priest of the […]
Biography of Nakatsu Heizaburo [Daito-ryu of Shikoku #1]
Nakatsu Heizaburo was born on May 1, 1894 in Ikeda in the Tokushima Prefecture of Shikoku. He served as a poli […]
Leandro Diaz Napolitano: A gentleman from Brazil
Despite being born with a disability in his right leg, Brazilian diplomatic officer Leandro Diaz Napolitano en […]
Bridging Two Worlds: Guillaume Erard on Aikido and Daito-ryu
His online work in aikido, Daito-ryu and koryu is so prolific that before I met him and exchanged life stories […]
Biography of André Nocquet Part 3: André Nocquet’s private diary
In the April 2020 issue of Hiden, I wrote about the life of André Nocquet, who was the first foreign uchi desh […]
Biography of André Nocquet Part 2: O Sensei’s mysterious keikogi
I have known the name André Nocquet for almost as long as I have known about aikido. Indeed, the picture of hi […]
Biography of André Nocquet Part 1: The first foreign uchi deshi of Ueshiba Morihei
It can be argued that what differentiates Aikido from its ancestor, Daito-ryu aiki-jujutsu, has less to do wit […]
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New!2022/05/14
[Monthly column] Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report Vol.20 Hontai Yoshin-ryu in Belgium, Brussels
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[Monthly column] Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report Vol.19 Tennen Rishin-ryu in Michigan, USA
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Aikido Pioneers: Virginia Mayhew, founder of the New York Aikikai
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[Monthly column] Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report Vol.18 Shinto Muso-ryu Jojutsu in Madrid, Spain
