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Minoru Oshima has been a teacher in the Japanese martial
art of Aikido for over twenty years. He came to the United
States in 1974 and taught for two years in the Los Angeles
area. In 1976 he returned to Japan to further his knowledge
of the martial arts. In 1980, he came to Florida where he
established Kodokai Aikido. He now has students all over the
United States and Japan.
From 1983 to 1985, Master Oshima directed a program for the
Florida Prison System in which he conducted self-defense training
through the use of Aikido to over 2,000 correctional officers.
The program emphasized philosophy and techniques of Aikido
that could be applied by the officers in the event of a confrontation
with prison inmates. He has also directed Police Defensive
Tactics Workshops throughout the state of Florida and has
been a guest speaker on a variety of topics throughout the
United States.
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