Yoshimitsu Yamada Sensei:

Yoshimitsu Yamada, Aikido's eight dan. Burn in february 17 of 1938, in Tokio, Japan. He study at Aoyama Gakuin University. En 1955 was accepted as Uchideshi (resident student) at Hombu Dojo, to learn Aikido with O'Sensei.

It took the aikido one to the United States in 1964, for the World-wide Fair in New York. In order to spread this art, it made numerous demonstrations in television. It has developed the greatest and successful school of Aikido in that country, New York Aikikai; that it comprises of United States Aikido Federation (USAF), being his President and Technical Director. Also, it is member of the Superior Council of the Federation the International of Aikido and President of the Latin American Federation of Aikido (FLA), that reunites to near 400 dojos of the countries of South America and the Caribbean.

He is the author of Aikido Complete and has made multiple aikido training tapes, DVDs and books.

Yamada Sensei is well known for his clear and strong basic technique. He teaches seminars all over the world where thousands of students attend his classes.

Quote:

"We must keep the spirit of budo no matter how we practice."