1. Robert Mustard took to sports at an early age, playing hockey and Canadian football.
14 Facts About Robert Mustard
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Robert Mustard underwent kendo training under Larry Nakamura, Shigeo Kimura and Masatoshi Tagawa for five years and achieved the rank of ni-dan.
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In 1977, Mustard traveled to the United States to participate in a kendo demonstration at a martial art convention and saw a demonstration by Takashi Kushida, which galvanized his interest to train in an aikido dojo.
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Robert Mustard was introduced to Yoshinkan Aikido at college where he joined a club led by Takeshi Kimeda, and would train under him for over a decade.
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Robert Mustard would rise to the rank of san-dan under Kimeda's instruction.
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Robert Mustard described the first sessions he watched of Gozo Shioda's black belt class, as a "magic class".
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Robert Mustard trained for 9 years at the hombu dojo under Gozo Shioda's leadership.
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Robert Mustard attained the rank of Nana-dan in December 2006, and was awarded the title of Shihan in August 2011.
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Robert Mustard was awarded Hachi-dan by the Yoshinkan Honbu Dojo in November 2014.
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On July 7,2023, Robert Mustard officially resigned from the Aikido Yoshinkai Foundation.
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Robert Mustard continues to be in demand for seminars throughout North America and Europe.
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Robert Mustard frequently teaches with other senior Yoshinkan-style teachers including Jacques Payet Shihan and Joe Thambu Shihan.
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In 2011, Robert Mustard released 3 DVD set including teachings from his Gasshuku seminars in the UK.
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Robert Mustard is featured in the book Angry White Pyjamas by Robert Twigger.