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In researching American Aikido, I came across a teacher so silent that not many within the art knew his name – nor of his existence. But hidden away in the far corners of Manhattan resided a gem of an instructor that few learned from and even less would propagate his knowledge beyond. I was intrigued.…
John Eley: Aikido in Chicago, Through His Eyes, Part III
In 2023, I was in conversations with an intermediary to scheduling an interview with John Eley, one of the longest American students of Koichi Tohei and active member within the Ki Society. Unfortunately, the interview never materialized, however I was offered a previous interview Eley did in 2008. The quality is not the greatest, however,…
Interview with Longtime Midwest Kenshi Ron Fox: Collegiate Kendo and Acting as Mediator, Part II
A foreign exchange student invited Ronald Fox to a kendo practice while on the Michigan State University campus and he was immediately hooked on the experience. After completing graduate school at UIUC and finding a job at MSU, Fox became the consistent instructor of the MSU Kendo Club. Since then, Fox has helped maintain the…
Interview with Longtime Midwest Kenshi Ron Fox: Collegiate Kendo and Acting as Mediator, Part I
A foreign exchange student invited Ronald Fox to a kendo practice while on the Michigan State University campus and he was immediately hooked on the experience. After completing graduate school at UIUC and finding a job at MSU, Fox became the consistent instructor of the MSU Kendo Club. Since then, Fox has helped maintain the…
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