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Written by Gaku Homma Nippon Kan Kancho March 25, 2005 About twenty years ago, I remember a visiting student who came one day to Nippon Kan to practice. This student practiced at about a sankyu or brown belt, hakama level of experience. What I remember most about this student was that by the way he practiced I could easily tell …

Written by Gaku Homma Nippon Kan Kancho 3-24-05 *Ronin is the Japanese term for master less samurai. In my travels to teach in countries around the world, I have been surprised to see how many different kinds of membership cards or “passports” are carried by practicing Aikidoka. Membership cards these days are not just a simple card with the organizations …