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  Yoshinkan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yoshinkan Aikido has some 150 basic techniques which are practiced repeatedly: these enable the student to master the remaining ones, which total some 3000 overall.
Yoshinkan aikido is one of the martial arts that has been taught to the Tokyo police.
Yoshokai aikido is an offshoot of Yoshinkan aikido based in North America.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yoshinkan   (229 words)

  
 YOSHINKAN AIKIDO
The Yoshinkan style of aikido was founded by Soke Shiodo Gozo, who was born in Shinjuku, Tokyo, in 1915.
Yoshinkan aikido has a reputation as a strong style, concerned with practicality and efficiency of its techniques.
As a consequence, Yoshinkan aikido is taught to an elite group of the Tokyo riot police as well as to the Tokyo women's police force.
www.yoshinkan.org.my /about_aikido-yoshinkan.htm   (440 words)

  
 Yoshinkan Aikido
Shioda Sensei named his dojo "the Yoshinkan" which literally means "house for the cultivation of the mind".
Yoshinkan Aikido is taught at universities and public schools throughout Japan, and is the only style mandatory for special groups such as the Tokyo Riot Police, various divisions of the armed forces and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police.
The Yoshinkan style is practiced worldwide and a large number of western students train at the Honbu Dojo.
www.aikido.ca /burnaby/Yoshinkan.htm   (113 words)

  
 Yoshinkan Aikido
The Aikido Yoshinkan Foundation was founded in 1955 by Gozo Shioda Sensei.
Shioda Sensei's style of Aikido is known as Yoshinkan, a name that he inherited from his father who owned a Kendo (Japanese fencing) and judo dojo by that name.
In Yoshinkan style, the emphasis is-on the fundamental movements and basic solid techniques as well as gaining philosophical insight into the conduct of life and human relationships.
www.torontoaikido.com /yoshinkan.htm   (151 words)

  
 Aikido Yoshinkan Israel - Here you will find all about the Aikido Yoshinkan comunity in Israel.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The unique technique of Aikido uses the throws and locks of Daito Ryo, the centered and sharp techniques of the sword and the energy or Ki, which when applied by the opponent is immediately turned around and used to throw him.
Yoshinkan Aikido is a style of Aikido, which was developed by Gozo Shioda.
The Aikido Yoshinkan Israel Dojo was established in 1994 by Sensei Gadi Shorr.
www.aikido.org.il   (313 words)

  
 Arun Aikido - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Yoshinkan is the name of the school of Aikido established by Gozo Shioda in 1955.
Yoshinkan means literally, "The house for the cultivation of the spirit".
The techniques of Yoshinkan Aikido strongly reflect the pre-war training of Shioda sensei in Aiki-budo at the Kobukan dojo of Morihei Ueshiba.
www.arunaikido.co.uk   (342 words)

  
 Aikido Yoshinkan Victoria
The Yoshinkan 'House for Cultivating the Spirit' was founded after World War Two.
However, Aikido is for all, irrespective of age, sex, race or culture.
This is the homepage of the New York Yoshinkan Aikido Club.
www.angelfire.com /me2/AikidoYoshinkan/victoria.html   (290 words)

  
 Aikido Yoshinkan Brisbane Dojo - About Yoshinkan Aikido   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Gozo Shioda, the "little giant" of aikido, named for his diminutive height and formidable technical ability, was one of the most outstanding teachers of aikido, living or dead.
Yoshinkan Aikido has become one of the largest aikido organisations with branches throughout the world.
The Yoshinkan remains true to the tradition of Ueshiba's famous Jigoku Dojo (Hell Dojo), and provides an aikido with dynamic realism well suited to the needs of self protection and the discipline of the spirit.
www.yoshinkan.info /yoshinkan.php   (384 words)

  
 ayusa3
Yoshinkan is a "hard" style of Aikido, which was developed by Gozo Shioda.
After WWII, he formed an organization known as the Yoshinkan to perpetuate the style of Aikido taught by O-Sensei before the war.
Yoshinkan" by fellow instructors), teaching classes both at the Honbu dojo and other sites in the Tokyo area.
users.ez2.net /art/ayusa3.htm   (374 words)

  
 Meishinkan Yoshinkan Aikido   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
He began his study of Yoshinkan Aikido under Gilbert James in 1983 at the Seigokan Dojo in Chicago, Illinois.
Joseph Yen, Shodan, began his study of Yoshinkan Aikida under Sensei Bradley in 1998 at the Meishinkan Dojo in Aurora, Illinois.
Kit has also trained with a number of other ranking Aikido instructors, has attended workshops, and seminars to enhance her Aikido knowledge.Besides training in aikido, Kit practices and teaches yoga and considers herself a stay at home mom to raise one husband, two dogs, and three almost grown sons.
www.foxvalleyaikido.com /inst.shtml   (831 words)

  
 Yoshinkan karate-do
Kata are an integral part of Yoshinkan karate-do and students should approach them in the same way that students of Zen do with koan (riddles with no logical solution) to eventually bring to light the hiden (secret or hidden techniques) that are contained within.
The training sessions are safe and Yoshinkan karate-do can be practised by almost anyone at their own pace and level of skill.
Another reason why Yoshinkan Karate-do is not suitable as a tournament style of karate is its emphasis on personal development as a major goal of the students.
www.e-budokai.com /articles/yoshinkan.htm   (1165 words)

  
 Document establishing Aikido be taught to Tokyo riot police - Shuyokan Martial Arts Center
Aikido Yoshinkan under Kancho Gozo Shioda Sensei commenced teaching Aikido to the Metropolitan Police Department at various dojos in Tokyo from Showa 35 (1960).
Yoshinkan Aikido commenced being an official part of the training curriculumn for all female members of the Metropolitan Police from Showa 47 (1972).
Yoshinkan Aikido is the only style of Aikido officially recognized and studied by the Metropolitan Police.
www.shuyokan.com /history/document.html   (170 words)

  
 Encyclopedia of Aikido [YOSHINKAN AIKIDO]
The techniques of Yoshinkan Aikido strongly reflect the pre-war training of Shioda in AIKI BUDO at the KOBUKAN DOJO of Morihei UESHIBA.
Organizationally, Yoshinkan Aikido is smaller than the AIKIKAI HOMBU numerically, but has a strong presence within the Metropolitan Police Department of Tokyo which is under the supervision of Kyoichi INOUE.
Yoshinkan Hombu Dojo, Kami Ochiai 2-28-8, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 161 Japan (03)368-5556.
www.aikidojournal.com /encyclopedia.php?entryID=785   (254 words)

  
 East County Budokai - Aikido Founder, History, Lineage & Background Information
Yoshinkan is a "sharper" style of Aikido, as it is concerned with practical efficiency and physically robust techniques.
Consequently, the Yoshinkan is the style of Aikido that is reflective of that era and most closely resembles its technical predecessor, Daito Ryu.
Aikido Yoshinkan is also taught to many branches of the Japanese Police.
www.ecbudokai.com /about_aikido.htm   (1161 words)

  
 Yoshinkan Aikido   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Shioda Gozo Shihan, the founder of Yoshinkan Aikido, was one of the greatest martial artists of the 20th century.
Shioda Gozo is the legendary founder of Yoshinkan Aikido.
Inoue Kyoichi is Kancho of the Yoshinkan Aikido Hombu in Tokyo, Japan.
www.budogu.com /shopsite_sc/store/html/page48.html   (1513 words)

  
 Arun Aikido Club - Practical Aikido Basic Techniques...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Yoshinkan is the second most commonly practised style after Aikikai.
Yoshinkan is the name of the school of Aikido established by Gozo Shioda in 1955, which means 'The house for the cultivation of the spirit'.
He teaches Aikido Yoshinkan as passed to him by his Sensei's with an emphasis on natural aiki principles.
www.aikido-health.com /arun-aikido-club.html   (1354 words)

  
 Aikido Yoshinkan
Yoshinkan differs somewhat from other styles in having a modular approach to technique and instruction.
The name Yoshinkan means the house for cultivation of the spirit.
Yoshinkan Dojos are registered with the IYAF (International Yoshinkan Aikido Federation) as are the instructors who teach in them.
www.reishinkan.org   (504 words)

  
 shouwaka dojo, Yoshinkan Aikido, Kingston aikido, martial
There are over 90 schools of Yoshinkan Aikido in Japan and the Yoshinkan style has become world recognized and is taught to the Tokyo Riot Police in Japan.
In Yoshinkan Aikido, the emphasis is on the study of fundamental movements and solid basic techniques as well as gaining philosophical insight into the conduct of life and human relationships.
Yoshinkan Aikido as a martial art is non-competitive and non-violent.
www.shouwakan.com   (5569 words)

  
 Martial Arts Planet - Yoshinkan Aikido, decision puzzlement
Their is a Yoshinkan Aikido school located in my area.
yoshinkan is one of the harder styles of aikido, the reason behind this is that when Morehei taught his first batch of pupils is that his teaching were mainly based on daitoryu aikijujitsu thus in terms of combat effectiveness it's pretty efficient.
and yoshinkan closely resembles daitoryu although not in it's entirety but rather in some aspects.
www.martialartsplanet.com /forums/showthread.php?t=4836   (558 words)

  
 Budovideos.com
To this day, Yoshinkan Aikido is the preferred school for the Japanese police and self defense force.
Filmed at Shioda's fl belt class at the Yoshinkan honbu dojo in his last years, the level of technique demonstrated is very high.
The specialty of Yoshinkan is the development of clear and precise techniques that underline and stress the principles and spirit of Aikido.
www.budovideos.com /shop/customer/pages.php?pageid=10   (2374 words)

  
 AikiWeb Aikido Forums - Yoshinkan
But, from my point of view, Yoshinkan's training is quite militaristic, discipline- wise that is. That's why it fits in perfectly with the armed forces and police departments.
Some of you do get the differences of styles brought into Yoshinkan from other martial arts training, and how the variations of Aikido itself is varied upon in the variation of yet another spin off of aikido students.
I think sometimes when someone sees Yoshinkan practioners doing the kihon dosa with the commands, as well as the way we emphasize correct posture, one could walk away that it is as "militaristic".
www.aikiweb.com /forums/printthread.php?t=3139   (2168 words)

  
 Shuharikan Aikido Dojo - Yoshikan Aikido
Yoshinkan Aikido is considered to be a hard style within the soft style group because it contains elementsof both martial art and martial way.
Yoshinkan Aikido is the official martial art of the Tokyo Metropolitan Riot Police, and is the martial art preferred by numerous law enforcement agencies and security organizations in the United States, Canada and Europe.
The Shuharikan Dojo is an officially recoginized Aikido Dojo registered with the International Yoshinkan Aikido Federation (IYAF) in Tokyo, Japan, and is a Minnesota nonprofit, educational corporation.
www.geocities.com /shuharikan   (223 words)

  
 Aikido -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The importance of ki in Aikido cannot be denied -- the name of the martial art, after all, can be loosely translated as "The way of cooperation with the ki", or "The way of harmony with the ki".
Students of Yoshinkan aikido practise basic movements as solo kata, and this style has been popular among the Japanese police.
The international organization associated with the Yoshinkan style of aikido is known as the Yoshinkai, and has active branches in many parts of the world.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ai/aikido.htm   (4419 words)

  
 Westside Martial Arts Budo - Yoshinkan Aikido   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Yoshinkan Aikido is a Japanese martial art, which originates from the pre-war era of Aikido Master Morihei Uyeshiba.
Uyeshiba did not believe his aikido was for a particular individual, elite group or nation, but for the whole human family.
Gozo Shioda, Uyeshiba's top student at the time, formed the Yoshinkan Aikido organization in honor of Master Morihei Uyeshiba and to promote the universal practice of Aikido.
www.wsmabudo.org /aikido.htm   (185 words)

  
 Academy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Soke Gozo Shioda named his dojo the "Yoshinkan" in honor of his father's dojo and literally means "House for the cultivation of the spirit".
The IYAF office is based at the Yoshinkan Honbu dojo and was established by Soke Gozo Shioda in 1990.
Yoshinkan Aikido Association of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor
www.aikido.lviv.ua /eng?topic=world   (228 words)

  
 What is Aikido?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Terada Hanshi co-founded Yoshinkan Aikido with Gozo Shioda, in 1955.
Parker Shihan realised that he had not been doing the techniques as correctly as they could be done so he decided to stay in Yokohama, Japan for another 20 years, to further his understanding of his instructor’s technique.
In November of 2003, Jeff was awarded Shodan rank in Yoshinkan Aikido by Hennessy Sensei.
www.aikidolondon.ca /what_is_aikido.htm   (1188 words)

  
 The British Aikido Board - Association History
In addition to teaching the Yoshinkan style of Aikido, which is a hard, practical style that can be used to counter many attacks, Ken Shin Kai incorporates the use of weapons to enhance the concentration and accuracy required to complete a successful Aikido technique.
David has studied Yoshinkan Aikido for 40 years and was introduced to the Art of Aikido in 1963, whilst he was serving in the Army in Malaysia.
Secondly by being Internationally recognised as the second highest Yoshinkan Aikido Instructor in the UK, holding the authenticated rank of 6th Dan Instructor in Yoshinkan Aikido, awarded by the most senior and longest practicing Yoshinkan Aikido Instructor in the world, Terada Shihan.
www.bab.org.uk /associations/ken_shin_kai.html   (402 words)

  
 "Ryu"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Yoshinkan Aikido "Ryu" is an Aikido group headed by Shihan Tsuneo Ando (sixth dan, Yoshinkan Aikido).
However, soon after he moved to Yoshinkan Aikido, attracted by the powerful techniques of Kancho Gozo Shioda, the founder of Yoshinkan Aikido.
In 1996, Ando Sensei founded the Yoshinkan Aikido Ryu, and has continued both studying and teaching Aikido in and around Chiba Prefecture.
bekkoame.ne.jp /~yoshinryu/eng-ryu.html   (225 words)

  
 IYAF Bylaws
All Yoshinkan fl belt students (yudansha) are eligible for IYAF instructor certificates.
Requirements are 1) dan ranking in Yoshinkan aikido and 2) recommendation from an IYAF instructor ranked 3rd dan or higher.
Registration of gradings with the IYAF is necessary for gradings to be entered in the Yoshinkan records.
www.homestead.com /yoshinkai/files/IYAFBylaws.html   (851 words)

  
 Exam Requirements   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Upon successful completion of shodan, it is highly recommended that the student register their rank with Yoshinkan honbu dojo per the IYAF Bylaws.
Guidelines for the wearing of a hakama within Yoshinkan Aikido is as follows: Danshi (male) - Sandan, Joshi (female) - Shodan.
Upon successful completion, it is highly recommended that the student register their rank with Yoshinkan honbu dojo per the IYAF Bylaws.
www.seikeikan.com /shinsa.htm   (942 words)

  
 Ryu - About Yoshinkan Aikido
Yoshinkan Aikido was founded by Kancho Gozo Shioda Sensei, a master of Aikido.
He was born in 1914 and at the age of eighteen, he became a "deshi" (disciple) of Morihei Ueshiba Sensei, the founder of all Aikido.
This is called, "Tai sureba ai wasu", which means, 'When you see your opponent you harmonize.' This is only possible when you have "Toku", Virture, the foundation of which lies in your "Chu Shin Ryoku", Center Power.
bekkoame.ne.jp /~yoshinryu/eng-yoshinkan.html   (338 words)

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