Here is a clip from the upcoming retrospective DVD with Hagihara Sensei. As one of the seven founders of the original New York Aikikai, Hagihara Sensei is believed to be the longest running Aikikai Aikido teacher in the continental United States. In this video, Hagihara Sensei is a 5th Dan Shidoin. Coincidentally this was the first Shidoin title granted by Yamada Sensei in the United States. In 1997, Hagihara Sensei was promoted to 7th Dan. In 2005 he was awarded the title of Shihan.
Saul and Cal are the ukes?
Are they still training?
mainframer1959 10 months ago