A sincere arrigato to everyone who has contributed to this website. Please mail any corrections, comments, and photographs to Patricia Yarrow.

Website author: Patricia Yarrow. Her other website is Patricia Yarrow's Japan Monogatari.

Aviv Goldsmith and Aikido in Fredericksburg in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Special thank-you for supporting the original idea of this website, securing the domain name, and initial funding.

Bill Witt and Takemusu Aikido Association, (TAA) in Northern California.

David Alexander, formerly of Westlake Village Aikido in Westlake, California.

Stan Prannin, editor, Aikido Journal, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Gaku Homma, Nippon Kan in Denver, Colorado.

Hoa Nuwens, Aikido Institute of Davis, in Davis, California.

Paul Henderson, in Golden, Colorado.

Yvonne Thelwell, Aikido of Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington, Virginia.

Dr. Bruce Choy, Takemusu Aiki Association, Australia, for two photos on the 2001 page.

Ulf Evanås, Iwama Ryu Aikido Scandanavia. Tengui photos.

David , Copenhagen Aikido Club.

Roland Spitzbarth, Aiki Dojo.CH in Zuerich, Switzerland.

Volker Hochwald and Jorgen Fagerlund, Aikido Stuttgart, in Stuttgart, Germany.

Mic Marelli, Aiki Kunren Dojo, in Sydney, Australia.

Mehmet Dogu, Aiki Shuren Dojo Istanbul, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Robert Molerio, in Pennsylvania, USA, for the quote about "breaking dojos".

Seah Ah Hee in Singapore.

Andreas Wiemann, Takemusu Aikido Dojo, in Bad Nauheim, Germany.

Alessandro Tittarelli, Aiki-Shuren-Dojo,Via Marconi, 46/a, Italy- 60100 Ancona.

Ethan Weisgard, Aiki Shuren Dojo, in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Derek Minus, Sheldon Forest Dojo in Turramurra, Australia.

Jean Marc Serio, Iwama Takemusu Aiki V.L.G., in France.

Roy Vrijs in Holland.

Joerg Beile, Zuerich, Switzerland.

Brian Lemko, Aikido Institute, in Oakland, California.

Michael Hacker in Arizona.

Richard Hutchison in Georgia, USA.

John Longford, Cambridge Aikido, in Cambridge, England.

Aïkido Bordeaux.

Fredrik Schirén, JinAikido, in Sweden.

Carlos Nogueira, Aikido-Iwama-Brasil, in Brazil.

Three anonymous contributors.

WEBSITES LINKED TO "www.saitosensei.com"

Takemusu Aikido Association Italy (TAAI) for Naples, in Naples, Italy.

Takemusu Iwama Ryu GB Great Britain.

Iwama Takemusu Aiki, Villeneuve-la-Garenne France.

Takemusu Aikido Association California.

Jun Aikiyama's Aiki Web.

David Alexander's Iwama Monogatari. The Westlake Village Aikido California website hosts his priceless reminiscences of living in Iwama and training with Saito Sensei during "the early years".