Description

Private aikido dojo in Melbourne established by Barry Knight in the early 1980s, teaching Aikido Takemusu in the Iwama Ryu style. The Caulfield dojo incorporates the Box Hill and Glen Waverley dojos. Barry Knight has served as Chief Instructor.

Locations (1)

• location_onMelbourne

  Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Instructors (1)

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  Barry Knight

  1981 – 1985

Trained here (1)

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  Tristão da Cunha

  sports_martial_artsIwama Ryu Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Well-documented first traditional (Iwama) aikido teacher in Melbourne, trained with daily until the end of the university course, named Barry Knight in the CAO interview and Barry Night on the Aikishurendojo pages

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  under Barry Knight (1981 – 1985)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Well-documented first traditional (Iwama) aikido teacher in Melbourne, trained with daily until the end of the university course, named Barry Knight in the CAO interview and Barry Night on the Aikishurendojo pages

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Passado um mês comecei a treinar com um outro professor que fazia Aikido Tradicional, chamado Barry Knight que na altura era 3º Dan, creio, hoje penso que é quinto. Este foi o meu primeiro contacto com o Aikido de Iwama.”

  — Pedro Escudeiro. (2000). Entrevista ao Professor Tristão da Cunha (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000). Surya (Centro de Artes Orientais) linkhistory info

  “Morihiro Saito (1928 – 2002) taught Aikido to many generations of students. One such student Barry Knight (1945 – Present) continues to refine and explore those mind-body Aiki concepts in his Rensei dojo in Caulfield Melbourne, Australia.”

  — About Aikido - Taku Ma Dojo (Geelong)link history info

Tags

aikido · iwama-ryu · australia

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