Stanley Pranin, the Glossary
Stanley A. Pranin (July 24, 1945 – March 7, 2017) was an American martial artist, founding publisher, and editor-in-chief of Aikido Journal (formerly Aiki News).[1]
Table of Contents
45 relations: Abashiri, Aikido, Aikikai, Asmara, Bill Pearl, Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu, Dan (rank), Defense Language Institute, Dojo, Durham University, Engaru, Hokkaido, Hokkaido, International Aikido Federation, Iwama, Ibaraki, Japan, Japanese language, Judo, Karate, Kenji Tomiki, Ki Aikido, Kisaburo Osawa, Kisshomaru Ueshiba, Koichi Tohei, Las Vegas, Lomita, California, Los Angeles, Monterey, California, Morihei Ueshiba, Morihiro Saito, Northern California, Powerlifting, Robert Frager, San Pedro, Los Angeles, Seigo Yamaguchi, Shirataki, Hokkaido, Sugamo, Systema, Takeda Sōkaku, Tokyo, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Santa Cruz, World War II, Yasuo Kobayashi, Yoshinkan.
- American aikidoka
Abashiri
is a city located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Aikido
Aikido (合気道, 合氣道) is a modern Japanese martial art which is split into many different styles including Iwama Ryu, Iwama Shin Shin Aiki Shuren Kai, Shodokan Aikido, Yoshinkan, Renshinkai, Aikikai, and Ki Aikido.
Aikikai
The Aikikai is the original school of Aikido.
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Asmara
Asmara, or Asmera, is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region.
Bill Pearl
William Arnold Pearl (October 31, 1930 – September 14, 2022) was an American professional bodybuilder and athlete.
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Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu
, originally called, is a Japanese martial art that first became widely known in the early 20th century under the headmastership of Takeda Sōkaku.
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Dan (rank)
The ranking system is used by many Japanese, Okinawan, Korean, and other martial arts organizations to indicate the level of a person's ability within a given system.
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Defense Language Institute
The Defense Language Institute (DLI) is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) educational and research institution consisting of two separate entities which provide linguistic and cultural instruction to the Department of Defense, other federal agencies and numerous customers around the world.
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Dojo
A is a hall or place for immersive learning, experiential learning, or meditation.
Durham University
Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate public research university in Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by royal charter in 1837.
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Engaru, Hokkaido
is a town in the Okhotsk subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan.
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Hokkaido
is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region.
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International Aikido Federation
International Aikido Federation (IAF) is a world governing body for the martial art of Aikido.
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Iwama, Ibaraki
was a small town located in Nishiibaraki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
Japanese language
is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people.
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Judo
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.
Karate
(Okinawan pronunciation), also, is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Kenji Tomiki
was a Japanese martial artist who specialized in aikido and judo family of martial arts.
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Ki Aikido
or is a Japanese martial art, a gendai budo (contemporary martial art).
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Kisaburo Osawa
was an influential aikido teacher who taught for many years at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo and was a close advisor to Kisshomaru Ueshiba.
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Kisshomaru Ueshiba
was a prominent Japanese master of aikido. Stanley Pranin and Kisshomaru Ueshiba are martial arts writers.
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Koichi Tohei
(20 January 1920 – 19 May 2011) was a 10th Dan aikidoka and founder of the Ki Society and its style of aikido, officially Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido (literally "aikido with mind and body unified"), but commonly known as Ki-Aikido.
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Las Vegas
Las Vegas, often known as Sin City or simply Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the seat of Clark County.
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Lomita, California
Lomita (Spanish for "Little hill") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.
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Monterey, California
Monterey (Monterrey) is a city in Monterey County on the southern edge of Monterey Bay on the U.S. state of California's Central Coast.
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Morihei Ueshiba
was a Japanese martial artist and founder of the martial art of aikido.
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Morihiro Saito
Morihiro Saito (斉藤 守弘 Saitō Morihiro, March 31, 1928–May 13, 2002) was a teacher of the Japanese martial art of aikido, with many students around the world.
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Northern California
Northern California (commonly shortened to NorCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, spanning the northernmost 48 of the state's 58 counties.
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Powerlifting
Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift.
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Robert Frager
Robert Frager is an American social psychologist responsible for establishing America's first educational institution dedicated to transpersonal psychology.
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San Pedro, Los Angeles
San Pedro (Spanish: "St. Peter") is a neighborhood located within the South Bay and Harbor region of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Seigo Yamaguchi
was a Japanese 9th-dan aikido instructor and important teacher in the Aikikai.
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Shirataki, Hokkaido
was a village located in Monbetsu District, Abashiri Subprefecture (now Okhotsk Subprefecture), Hokkaido, Japan.
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Sugamo
is a neighborhood in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan.
Systema
Systema (system) is a Russian martial art.
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Takeda Sōkaku
was known as the founder of a school of jujutsu known as Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu.
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Tokyo
Tokyo (東京), officially the Tokyo Metropolis (label), is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023 and the second-most-populated capital in the world.
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California.
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University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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Yasuo Kobayashi
is a Japanese aikido teacher holding the rank of 8th dan Aikikai.
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Yoshinkan
Yoshinkan (養神館 Yōshinkan lit. "Hall of Spirit Cultivation") Aikido is a style of aikido that developed after World War II in the Yoshinkan Dojo of Gozo Shioda (1915–1994).
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See also
American aikidoka
- Amos Lee Parker
- Andy Foster (sports commissioner)
- Benny Urquidez
- Bobby Lowe (karateka)
- Brian Gamble
- Dana Hee
- David Bradley (American actor)
- Frank Doran (aikido)
- Gaku Homma
- George Leonard
- Gerald Okamura
- Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka
- Harvey Konigsberg
- Henry Cejudo
- Hiroshi Ikeda (aikidoka)
- John Stevens (scholar)
- Jon Mamoru Takagi
- Joseph Jarman
- Karl Geis
- Kathy Long
- Ken and Miye Ota
- Kim Kahana
- Mitsugi Saotome
- Nick Diaz
- Nobuyoshi Higashi
- Pam Grier
- Patricia Hendricks
- Patrick Swayze
- Richard Strozzi-Heckler
- Robert Nadeau (aikidoka)
- Roderick Kobayashi
- Roy Y. Suenaka
- Stanley Pranin
- Steven Seagal
- Terry Dobson (aikidoka)
- Thomas H. Makiyama
- Trey Gunn
- Wael Abdelgawad
- William Gleason (aikidoka)