- Ichitami Shikanai
Ichitami Shikanai (born
July 31 ,1947 ) is a Japaneseaikido teacher living inBrazil .He was born in Aomori and studied economics at
Meiji University inTokyo , Japan.His current aikido rank is 7th dan
Aikikai . He also holds 2nd dan degrees in both jodo andiaido .He arrived in
Brazil in 1975, withYasuo Kobayashi (his teacher), and now lives inBelo Horizonte ,Minas Gerais . He has also taught, to theMilitary Police in Belo Horizonte, the discipline of "attack and defense with a stick".He founded the Nakatani
dojo in Savassi, Belo Horizonte. He also supervises academies inBarra Mansa ,Belém , Belo Horizonte,Brasília ,Goiânia , Natal,Niterói ,Rio de Janeiro andJerusalem (Israel ).
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