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Ron Tisdale wrote:
Ok, for a good breakdown of Yoshinkan in the US, go to
http://www.seikeikan.com/
and click on U.S. History...
The dates referenced on that page are in the 40's and 50's...that certainly predates Tohei Shihan's 1964 trip...which does suggest that the two organizations pursued an international presense separately.
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Tohei Sensei was first sent to Hawaii by Morihei Ueshiba Sensei in 1953, and then made subsequent trips in the 1950's to Hawaii and the continental USA.
Maui Ki Society just celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2003.
What I see on the page you mention talks about one GI opening a school in a small town in California after 1956. From what I know, Tohei Sensei's extended trips during that time were a bit higher profile with some big demonstrations and creating a lot of early students across the US.