Stanley Pranin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stanley Pranin

American aikidoka

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1945

Place of Birth: San Pedro, California, United States

Date of Death: 07-Mar-2017

Profession: aikidoka

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Stanley Pranin (born July 24, 1945, died March 7, 2017) was an American publisher and editor-in-chief of Aikido Journal (formerly Aiki News), founded in 1974.
Pranin, a researcher and archivist of aikido, has written and published several books and many articles about aikido, Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu, and Morihei Ueshiba and was an influential figure in the aikido world.He has contributed to Aiki News and Aikido Journal.
Guillaume Erard, author of Kisshomaru Ueshiba's online biography, assessed Pranin's significance to Aikido historical research and his own work: ?I am very much indebted to Mr.
Stanley Pranin and Pr.
Peter Goldsbury for the incredible work they have produced over the years and without which I could not have written this biography.
I would also like to sincerely thank them for providing me with helpful comments whenever I have a question?.Pranin originally began practicing Yoshinkan aikido in California in 1962, later switching to Aikikai.
During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he taught aikido in California.
In 1974, Pranin founded the journal Aiki News; in 1977 he moved to Japan, living there for 20 years and continuing to publish his journal in Japanese and English.
Aiki News evolved into Aikido Journal, currently a web publication with resources on Aikido, Daito-ryu and related subjects. Stanley Pranin succumbed to advanced stomach cancer on March 7, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV.