Also known as
Bernard M. Lau
Description
American aikido teacher and Seattle police detective, from Hilo. He trained
under Koichi Tohei from 1955, started the first yudansha-led aikido club in
Seattle in 1968, and later developed aikido-based police defensive tactics.
Teachers (1)
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Koichi Tohei
(1955)
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Two articles, not independent of each other.
“In 1955, at the age of 14, Bernie Lau began training in aikido under Koichi
Tohei.”
— Svinth, Joseph R.. (2001-11). Aikido: Seattle
Aikijujutsu Pioneer Bernie Lau. Journal of Combative Sportlink
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“"Big Island Aiki Kai. Certificate of Rating in Aikido. Bernard M. Lau is
Hereby Promoted to the Rank of 3 Kyu for his Diligence and Advancement shown in
Mastering the Skill in the Japanese Art of Aikido. Issued June 25, 1958. Big
Island Aiki Kai, Koichi Tohei, 8 Rank."”
— Svinth, Joseph R.. (2001-11). Aikido: Seattle
Aikijujutsu Pioneer Bernie Lau. Journal of Combative Sportlink
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“There were a couple European American youths, too, including Bernie Lau, who
started an aikido club in Seattle in 1968.”
— Narimatsu, Curtis; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2001-01).
Aikido: Hawaii Aikido Pioneer Takashi Nonaka. Journal of Combative Sport
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Students (1)
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person
Neil Yamamoto
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“In February 1987, Lau appeared with his student Neil Yamamoto on the cover of
Black Belt.”
— Svinth, Joseph R.. (2001-11). Aikido: Seattle
Aikijujutsu Pioneer Bernie Lau. Journal of Combative Sportlink
history
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Sources
“This made him the first yudansha to teach aikido in Seattle.”
— Svinth, Joseph R.. (2001-11). Aikido: Seattle
Aikijujutsu Pioneer Bernie Lau. Journal of Combative Sportlink
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Bernie Lau. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6C5JZZG6NH7APBTE970T8VD - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M6C5JZZG6NH7APBTE970T8VD, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Bernie Lau}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M6C5JZZG6NH7APBTE970T8VD}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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