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Shihan, 7th dan Aikikai [citation needed] 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 .
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.
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]
He was a student of Kazuo Chiba Shihan who was the Technical Director of the British Birankai, a direct student of the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba. [1] He holds 7th Dan in Aikido, accredited to him by the founder's grandson third and current Doshu (hereditary head) of the Aikikai, Moriteru Ueshiba, the 2008 Kagamibiraki. [2]
William Gleason (born 4 September 1943 [1]) is the American author of two books about aikido, spirituality and kototama. He holds the rank of 7th dan in aikido [2] and is the founder and head instructor of Shobu Aikido in Somerville, MA, USA. [3] Gleason teaches seminars worldwide.
Toshiro Suga at the International training of aikido in Lesneven, 2006. Toshirō Suga (born 22 August 1950) is a Japanese aikido instructor. He holds the rank of 7th dan Aikikai. Born in Tokyo, his aikido teachers included Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of the martial art, [1] and Morihiro Saito. For many years, he taught military forces in Canada.
The Foundation he established in Australia prior to his death, continues to promote Sugano's aikido legacy internationally. Three of Sugano's students were promoted to 7th dan on his recommendation: Tony Smibert , Robert Botterill and Hanan Janiv . [1] They had also been awarded the title of Shihan.