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Mr. Naomi NOMURA, 6 Dan AIKIKAI

Started practicing Aikido in 1982 while studying at the Faculty of the Russian Language at the University of Foreign Studies, Osaka. In 1984 headed the University Aikido Club. During 1985 was traveling around Europe with Hirokazu Kobayashi shihan, taking part in his seminars. In 1986 continued to study Aikido at AIKIKAI Hombu Dojo.

First came to Russia in 1989. In 1990 — 1991 studied Russian at the Moscow State Lomonosov University. All this time he continued active Aikido practice and taught Aikido at different Moscow clubs, including regular morning classes at Koinobori Dojo. Nomura-san influenced the development of Aikido in Moscow greatly. The result of exhausting classes under his direction was not only in the growth of technical level of practitioners. Thanks to his impartial and respectful attitude to all who sincerely strove to practice and learn actively, he managed to break the barrier that prevented the representatives of different Moscow Aikido schools from communicating and practicing together. In 1997 Nomura-san was awarded 5 Dan in Aikido, resigned from "Kobe Steel" company and returned to his country to Hirono (Imajo-cho, Fukui prefecture), where he founded "AYUKAI" dojo and started teaching Aikido and fencing according to Shinkage-ryu school.

Many of Nomura-san's Moscow friends and students later successfully practiced in Japan both at Hombu Dojo and at "AYUKAI".