RENSEI DOJO

AIKIDO TAKEMUSU IWAMA RYU STYLE

 

   
TRAINING TIMES

Hombu dojo, Wakamatsu Cho, Shinjuku, Tokyu. 1976. Barry Knight photographed with Kisshomaru Ueshiba Aikido Doshu, Ibaraki dojo, Iwama ,Taisai 1976. Barry Knight shodan test Hombu dojo Dec 1976. Yamaguchi, Watenabe & Endo sensei's examinating. Inside Ibaraki Aikido dojo 1976 After morning jo keiko in front of aiki shrine Iwama 1984 visit to Iwama Kei & Justin Knight with Saito Sensei & Okusan at Saito Sensei's house Knight sensei demonstrating jiyu waza 1986 at public demonstration during Saito sensei's Melbourne visit Knight sensei and Kei Knight front and centre after 1984 grading and after 1993 gradings Knight sensei promotion to 6th dan Kigami Biraki ceremony Jan 1st 1995 Knight sensei 6th Dan demonstrating jo suburi in Sydney during Saito sensei's visit 1995 1998 Inter-dojo Winter Intensive. From left sensei's Steve ng 3rd Dan, Gia Chong 3rd Dan, Barry Knight 6th Dan, Hans Selimi 4th Dan and Richard Burtan 4th dan.

Aikido Pictorial Timeline

Knight Sensei

Training and teaching background

 

1970-75 Melbourne, Australia

AIKIDO - Local instruction

Ranked to 1st kyu by Seiichi Sugano 6th Dan

 

1976 Tokyo, Japan

AIKIDO - Honbu (Aiki kai Headquarters) dojo Instruction by late Doshu
Kisshomaru Ueshiba, Nonhiko Ichihashi 6th Dan, Seijuro Masuda 6th Dan,
Nobuyuki Watanabe 6th Dan, Seiko Yamaguchi 8th Dan, the late Kisaburo
0sawa 9th Dan, Hiroshi Tada 8th Dan, Ikuo Ilmura 8th Dan, Shigenobu
Okumura 8th Dan, Seishiro Endo 6th Dan.

Ranked 1st Dan (Aiki kai, Japan)

 

1978-80 Japan

AIKIDO - Uchi and soto deshi under Morihiro Saito 8th Dan.
Ranked 2nd and 3rd Dan by Morihiro Saito (Aiki kai, Japan) Iwama, Japan.

 

1982 - Melbourne, Australia

AIKIDO -Commenced teaching. Ranked 4th & recommended for 5th and
6th Dan by Morihiro Saito (Aiki kai, Japan)

 

 

 

TRAINING TIMES

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