Tony Sensei Miscellaneous

Question 1

learned being the ‘uke’ for

Answer 1

Son of O’Sensei

Question 2

Yudansha Tony Sensai has trained?

Tony Sensei original Hombu?

Answer 2

Rod Skeggs who is Nidan and one of my Yudansha (blackbelt holders) in Saigon. He is going to start a new Dojo there soon.

We have several Yudansha overseas………Nixon in NYC, and Byron in Shen Zhen, China, Jan in Germany and John in Louisiana. Of course in Florida as that is my Hombu long ago….

Question 3

Last uchi deshi to O’Sensei and one of Tony Sensei instructors

Answer 3

Saotome Sensei

Question 4

Tony Sensei is?

Answer 4

Traditional teacher

Question 5

Main instructor in Hombu Dojo in Shinjuku Tokyo

Answer 5

Watanabe and Doshu (teacher of the path)

Question 6

Training at Hombu Dojo

Answer 6

Five one-hour sessions per day and two one-hour sessions on Sunday over two years

Question 7

Original Sensei

Answer 7

Dr. Tom Walker of Titusville Florida

Question 8

Moved to Tokyo

Answer 8

1974, after three tours in Vietnam as a Corpsman in Danang

Question 9

Accepted rank when?

Answer 9

Every ten years (quite rare)

Question 10

Lived like?

Answer 10

Uchi Deshi

Question 11

Most famous student

Answer 11

Penny Bernath, 6th degree black belt

Question 12

Studying Aikido for how long?

Answer 12

45 years, but still considers himself student