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Ron Tisdale · 11-19-2007, 02:06 PM

There are shihan in the Yoshinkan, including non-japanese. Amos Parker has a shihan certificate from Shioda Kancho.

I think the Yoshinkan is similar to Aikikai, in that for a while the title was kind of associated with the hombu dojo...the only people who really spoke of it were those who were of high rank and who taught at the hombu, or had their own major dojo in Japan.

I think the usage has drifted back and forth over the years...maybe Spike Kimeda can fill us in on the "true" usage. He spent many years at hombu.

SPIKE!!!!!

Best,
Ron (the above are just my impressions...not statements of fact, except for Amos Parker's cert)

11-19-2007, 02:06 PM	#38
Ron Tisdale Dojo: Doshinkan dojo in Roxborough, Pa Location: Phila. Pa Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,615 Offline	Re: Poll: If a 50 year old person came into your aikido dojo and said that they would There are shihan in the Yoshinkan, including non-japanese. Amos Parker has a shihan certificate from Shioda Kancho. I think the Yoshinkan is similar to Aikikai, in that for a while the title was kind of associated with the hombu dojo...the only people who really spoke of it were those who were of high rank and who taught at the hombu, or had their own major dojo in Japan. I think the usage has drifted back and forth over the years...maybe Spike Kimeda can fill us in on the "true" usage. He spent many years at hombu. SPIKE!!!!! Best, Ron (the above are just my impressions...not statements of fact, except for Amos Parker's cert)
	Ron Tisdale ----------------------- "The higher a monkey climbs, the more you see of his behind." St. Bonaventure (ca. 1221-1274)