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Latest comment: 17 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Aikido Journal's Encyclopedia gives the date of his entry into Hombu as 1947, but
my daisempai, who knew Arikawa shihan for many years, gives 1948. Either one
could be wrong, and it probably doesn't really matter :-) Djiann00:22, 3 October 2006 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 15 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion
Is Sadateru Arikawa notable? Per WP:ATHLETE, I'm not seeing where Sadateru competed at a fully professional level of aikido (and etc.) or competition of equal standing, or at the highest amateur level of the sport. I suppose if there were reliable sources to validate this, it would greatly help. seicer | talk | contribs14:16, 27 March 2009 (UTC)Reply
Not all martial arts have competition, see Aikido. Sadateru Arikawa has achieved the level of 9th dan and taught at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo. If these are not reasons to achieve notability in Aikido, then none of the people in this list with the exception of the founder are notable and all these articles should probably be deleted from wikipedia. ArthurWeasley (talk) 22:03, 27 March 2009 (UTC)Reply
What he said :-) I understand the need in general to validate information with reliable sources, but that would probably be quite difficult for this teacher, at least English language sources. Even in Japanese, I don't think there's much written about him; he was the sort who did his thing without fanfare - he actively avoided the spotlight that so many others seek. If the article were in danger of deletion, I could probably manage with much effort to find some sources (although the Aikido Journal links already given are about the best ones I can imagine...) Himatsu Bushi (talk) 05:52, 28 March 2009 (UTC)Reply