…Aikido had been introduced into France a year earlier by Minoru Mochizuki during a visit, but it was Tadashi Abe's teaching at the judo dojo of Mikonosuke Kawaishi where aikido was first taught on a regular basis in the west. During this time he made several trips to the UK to aid Kenshiro A...
Minoru Mochizuki ( , Mochizuki Minoru, April 7, 1907 - May 30, 2003) was a Japanese martial artist who founded the dojo Yoseikan. ...