Category talk:American aikidoka
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I am questioning the inclusion of Brian Gamble in this list.
By his own admission at http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling3/theblade0/BIO.html he only practiced Aikido for 4 years, and currently practices ninjitsu (sic). Based on my understanding, it takes about 5 to 7 years to get to shodan in USAF (or ASU), so more then likely he never got a dan ranking in Aikido. Compared to Mitsunari Kanai, Hiroshi Ikeda, Frank Doran or Mitsugi Saotome who spent lifetimes practicing Aikido (all of the above are shihan), who is Brian Gamble? Who are his students? Have YOU ever heard of him in Aikido context? Would you want to study Aikido under him?
