Tags: Martial Artist.
Takashi Kushida (串田 誉司 Kushida Takashi born on May 2 1935 died on May 10 2012) was a Japanese aikido master and the chief instructor of Aikido Yoshokai Association of North America (also called AYANA). He began his study of Aikido under Gozo Shioda in 1955 and lived at the Yoshinkan Dojo as a professional student (uchideshi) for many years. In 1964 he became a Shihan.
