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Masatomi Ikeda (池田 昌富, [1] いけだ まさとみ, Ikeda Masatomi) (April 8, 1940 – June 21, 2021 [2]) was a Japanese aikido teacher who held the rank of 7th dan Aikikai. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Biography
In 1995, he was awarded 6th dan; it took many years for another Swede to receive the same rank. He was given 7th dan in 2006. When Hombu in 1998 granted Swedish aikido the right to give dan ranks without a Japanese shihan present, it can be assumed that Hermansson's name in the grading committee was an important factor.
Aikido Ranking Other dan ranking Practice country Koji Yoshida [56] 7th Dan 6th Renshi in Musoshinden-ryu Iaido, 7th in Nishio-ryu Toho Iaido USA Ichiro Shishiya [57] 7th Dan 5th Dan Aikido Toho Iai Japan Kunio Yoshimoto [58] 7th Dan 5th Dan Iaido Paul Muller [59] 7th Dan 5th Dan Aikido Toho Iai France Philip Greenwood [60] 6th Dan 5th Dan ...
Patricia Hendricks is an American aikido teacher and founder of Aikido of San Leandro. She is also the head of division one (the Iwama division) of the California Aikido Association and is the first "menkyo-kaiden" in Saito's system of aiki-ken and aiki-jo. [1] As a 7th Dan Shihan, she is one of the highest and most noted aikido instructors in ...
Steven Frederic Seagal (/ s ɪ ˈ ɡ ɑː l / sig-AHL; born April 10, 1952) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist, and musician.A 7th-dan black belt in aikido, he began his adult life as a martial arts instructor in Japan [2] where he became the first American to teach in an aikido dojo. [3]
In many martial arts, black belts are often worn for all dan grades. In others, different colors are used, with the highest grade (10th dan) sometimes wearing a red belt in some systems. In Jūdo, 6th to 8th dan may wear a red and white-patterned belt, and 9th dan and above may wear a solid red belt. Blue with a red stripe is sometimes worn for ...
Stefan Stenudd (born 1954 in Stockholm) is one of the most prominent aikido teachers in Sweden, and also active as writer, astrologist and freelance journalist. He holds 7th dan and is a Shihan in the aikido organisation Aikikai, a rank he acquired in 2003, and 4th dan in Shoji Nishios own iaido system, aikido toho.
"Aikido is a circle that is large and holds many things. If you point to one place in the circle and say ‘this is the circle’ you are not correct. The moment you do this you see only one point and there is no circle. Aikido is more than martial art. More. Aikido can be used as a martial art. All this requires is the mind of violence.