Re: "Larger Named Youngest US Second-Degree Aikido Blackbelt&qu
Starting with the title, the obnoxius part of the article is when it uses Aikido without needed modifiers, pick one, "Shodakan", JAA, or "Tomiki style".
The fact that Tetsuro Nariyama Sensei oversaw the test suggests to me that he deserves the rule bending. Especially since speed at which JAA or other Tomiki styles move through belts, Nidan isn't that big a deal. Godan's are pretty common for that matter. Quite a few 6, 7, and 8th dans hanging around just in Texas alone.
The whole article is still quite obnoxius in how it states things. Sounds an awful like all the marketing puff pieces the local karate studios love to put out in local "magazines".
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