May 30, 2003 Mochizuki Minoru Kancho Sensei passed away. My friend and former Uchi-deshi Gérard Olivier called immediately to inform me. He was near the …
Letting go of illusions
“IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO MEET A BABY WHO IS COMING TO THE WORLD… AND ALSO A MAN WHO IS GOING TO DIE IN …
Teruo Sano 9th Dan
MOCHIZUKI KANCHŌ SENSEI HAD HIRED AN EXCELLENT KARATE SPECIALIST, SANO TERUO SENSEI in order to help Aikidō students to develop clean and strong attacks in …
Message from the President for 2020
This past year has been filled with obstacles and challenges to work with in order to strengthen our determination. Kaoru and I renew our vows …
Message from the President for 2019
It has been twenty-five years since Kaoru Sensei and I moved to Los Angeles after spending the seventeen previous years teaching and developing Yōseikan Aikidō …
My Life and Budo: my autobiography
History It all started on a Saturday in the summer of 1963. A friend and I were visiting the YMCA in Windsor, Ontario. Noise coming …