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In September 1935, Admiral Isamu Takeshita toured North America demonstrating
aikibudo (aikido), stopping in New Orleans, San Francisco, Washington DC, and
Seattle. In Washington DC he demonstrated to US newspapermen; in Seattle his
partner was Yasuyuki Kumagai (5-dan, Seattle Dojo). This was the earliest
documented demonstration of Ueshiba's art in North America.
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EQMAS documents Takeshita's September 1935 demonstration tour across North
America
“During the summer of 1935, Admiral Takeshita made his fifth visit to North
America. Stops included New Orleans, San Francisco, Washington DC, and Seattle.”
— Svinth, Joseph R.. (1999). Aikido Comes to America
- September 1935. Journal of Combative Sportlink
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aikido · demonstration · north-america
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Takeshita's 1935 Aikibudo Demonstration
Tour. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database.
https://martial.is/entity/01M1AGGVACMS1G0A6PAC1CZ8HM - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed
ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M1AGGVACMS1G0A6PAC1CZ8HM, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Takeshita's 1935 Aikibudo Demonstration Tour}, booktitle =
{Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M1AGGVACMS1G0A6PAC1CZ8HM}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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