in memory Kanetsuka Minoru sensei -

Born in Tokyo in 1939, Minoru Kanetsuka took up Aikido while at university (1957 – 1961) under Gozo Shioda and Masatake Fujita. In 1964 he travelled to India and then to Nepal, where he spent 6 years during which he taught Aikido to bodyguards attached to the royal household. On leaving Nepal he spent some time in Calcutta, where he taught self-defence at a police training school. In 1971 he moved to Britain, becoming the assistant of Kazuo Chiba, who was at that time the Technical Director of the Aikikai of Great Britain (later to be renamed the British Aikido Federation). When Chiba Senseileft Britain in 1976 Kanetsuka Sensei became the Technical Director of the British Aikido Federation, and as such was delegated responsibility from the Aikikai Foundation for developing Aikido in the UK. Родился 8 декабря 1939 г. в Токио. Шихан, 8 дан Айкикай. Начал изучать Айкидо в 1957 г., будучи студентом Университета Такушоку под руководством Масатаке Фуджиты сэнсэя и Годзо Шиоды сэнсэя. В 1972 г. прибыл в Ве