Hawk Durham
I first met Hawk Durham over 20 years ago in Regina, Saskatchewan when he was training with Hiroaki Izumi, who was a good friend of Sosa Sensei and subquently my good friend. We met a few times after that at the Chicago Aikikai and always loved training with each other. We are definitely kindred spirits. Hawk and I reconnected at the Bridge seminar in 2018. I was amazed at how we still had our connection and friendship. Hawk has a unique way of explaining principles I talk about all the time. See if you can see where his and my technique overlap but with a different lexicon for explanation. -Sensei Ellefson
This was the one ill-fated attempt we made at recording a zoom video… its rough but fun- thought you guys might enjoy!
Don Angier was an amazing martial artist and Soke of Shidare Yanagi Ryu which has tight ties with Aikido and Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu. In fact, Angier's Sensei (Kenji Yoshida) introduced Morihei Ueshiba to Sokaku Takeda. Angier was a acquaintance of Sosa Sensei also. When we get back on the mats, I have some interesting stories regarding Angier Sensei.
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