Yamada Sensei with uke Peter Bernath and other NYA members

[doubleicemocha]

Wow, are those wrestling mats?? Ouch.

[falconflyer34]

I loved seeing Peter when he was younger. How cool! Thanks for putting this on here. He's a great teacher!

[Puddleglum94]

pardon my ignorance; that's not a hardwood floor they are throwing each other on, is it?

[DamnRogue]

It looks like a wrestling mat over wood. It's still not that comfortable. =)

[phillyaikidogal]

Sorry for the really bad grammar. I meant to say "to see older footage". Gotta proof-read my posts better. :-P

[OldAikiDog]

Ukes: Peter Bernath (1st uke), Rick Stickles (2nd uke) I think, Sybila (3rd uke, deceased - have momentarily forgotten her last name), the young Asian woman - Wee-Wow Dumlao, I think. This demo was part of a huge 1984 demo for the 20th Anniversary of the NY Aikikai. I was in the audience.

[FloridaAikikai]

I think the young Asian woman is Jane Oseki, though i'm not sure i have her name right. The final two ukes that are attacking together are Peter Bernath sensei and Claude Berthiaume sensei.

[OldAikiDog]

FloridaAikikai - I think you're right - it does look like Claude at the end with Peter.