We had a visit from David Rubens Sensei 6th Dan Yoshinkan on Wednesday 12th May 2010.
Rubens Sensei trained under Gozo Shioda Soke in the Yoshinkan Hombu Dojo in Tokyo for four and a half years from 1984-1988.
For two years he was ‘uchi-deshi’ (live-in student), completing the Japanese Instructors course with ten members of the Tokyo Riot Police Special Group; subsequently spending fifteen months as a live-in assistant instructor to the school - one of only three Westerners presently training to be given that status.
During Rubens Sensei's visit he gave a 2 hour non-stop ride through Yoshinkan Aikido which was very enjoyable, Sensei took us through a basic Shiho-Nage then after that Sensei did some very fast Kokyu-Nage's. The lesson went very fast and seemed to start, then before we knew it - the lesson had ended.I would like to thank Rubens Sensei for visiting us and sharing lots of great storys about his time at Honbu. Thank You Sensei and I hope to see you again very soon, Osu!!!
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