Aikido Shihan Hiroshi Tada – the Yachimata Lecture, Part 4
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Hiroshi Tada Shihan Hiroshi Tada (多田 宏) sensei’s family were originally samurai of the Tsushima-han. Initiated into Budo by his great-grandfather, a master of Japanese archery, he went on to study Karate with Shotokan Karate founder Gichin Funakoshi, and then became a student at Ueshiba Dojo in 1948. Here are some impressions of Tada sensei from Ellis Amdur: Tada sensei was an icy, formidable presence when I … Continue reading Aikido Shihan Hiroshi Tada – the Yachimata Lecture, Part 4