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On the following pages - in alphabetical order - you'll find photos I've run across over the years or taken myself. Each of the images is a thumbnail; click on it to view the full-sized image.

Aikido: 1998 May 29, 6th and 3rd kyu tests

In the morning of 29 May 1998 I took my digital camera along to the 6th and 3rd kyu tests given at the Skidrow Dojo. For better or worse I used the lowest resolution, which, when combined with the low level of light in the dojo, makes for some dissapointing results. Nonetheless, here they are, in thumbnail and full-sized images.

Aikido: 1998 May 29, 6th and 3rd kyu tests (page 2)

Aikido exam tests taken in San Francisco, in the Skidrow Dojo, on 29 May 1998.

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San Francisco City Dojo

These photos have connections to my time at San Francisco's City Dojo, where I was taught by Robert Nadeau, Richard Moon, Frank Doran, Nick Scoggin, et alia.

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Aikido: Hawai'i 11 April 1964

In April 1964 O'Sensei visited the Hawai'ian Islands. Here he is at the airport, at Dr. Watake's house, sitting on a canoe in the Royal Hawai'ian Hotel, and at the Shinonome Besso Tea House.

Aikido: Honolulu Aiki Dojo

O'Sensei attended the opening of the Honolulu Aiki Dojo.

Aikido: McKinley High School

O'Sensei was part of a demonstration of Aikido for the general public, which took place at the McKinley High School in Washington.

Aikido: Portraits of O'Sensei

Formal portrature and casual shots of O'Sensei.