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RIP Donovan Waite Sensei

RIP Donovan Waite Sensei

Yamada Sensei and all of us at the New York Aikikai are mourning the loss of our friend and teacher, Donovan Waite, 7th Dan Shihan. As you know, he was an integral part of our aikido family for decades. The beauty and power of his technique, his generous and patient teaching, and the meaningful connections he made along the way will remain in our collective spirit. He will be sorely missed!
RIP, D!
(New York Aikikai Christmas Seminar, 2019. Photo by Domínguez)

The Oxford Aikikai Born in Tokyo in 1939, Minoru Kanetsuka took up Aikido while at university (1957 – 1961) under Gozo Shioda and Masatake Fujita. In 1964 he travelled to India and then to Nepal, where he spent 6 years during which he taught Aikido to bodyguards attached to the royal household. On leaving Nepal he s...

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