Kobayashi Shihan & Dardari Sensei
 

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Looks like the UKA Summer School in the background?

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Yes this UKA Summer School 2005

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Being from Europe, a headline saying "Kobayashi Shihan" makes me expect the pic to portait Kobayashi Yasuo... clearly not. Who is this Kobayashi sensei?

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Shihan Kobayashi Yukimitsu Instructor of Aikido Hombu Dojo

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6th dan Shihan. Energetic, dynamic, kind and generally very very good.

Also distinguished as being, "The sweatiest instructor at hombu dojo" (his words, accompanied by typically big smile).

How did you end up in Britain incidentally Mazhar?

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Ah yes... I heard there is another Kobayashi sensei at Hombu these days. Using the title shihan doesn't make the distinction between the two Kobayashis clear, though, since Kobayashi Yasuo is senior to Kobayashi Yukimitsu. Those who are interested can check the Aikiwiki entry on Kobayashi Yasuo sensei
http://www.aikiweb.com/wiki/yasuokobayashi

(OK, I won't kidnap the thread. Back to business!)