Morihei Ueshiba

Morihei Ueshiba

male, deceased (1969)
Morihei Ueshiba was a famous martial artist and founder of the Japanese martial art of aikido. He is often referred to as, meaning "founder", or...
Koichi Tohei

Koichi Tohei

male, 89 years old
(born January 1920) is a 10th Dan aikidoka and founder of the Ki Society and its style of aikido, officially Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido (literally...
Shoji Nishio

Shoji Nishio

male, deceased (2005)
a noted aikidoka, was born in Aomori Prefecture of Japan in 1927. He joined Aikikai Hombu Dojo in 1951 and began to teach around 1955. Before...

Tristão da Cunha

male
Tristão da Cunha is Portuguese aikido teacher, descended from Tristão da Cunha the Navigator. He started training aikido in 1981 under Barry Kn...
Pierre Chassang

Pierre Chassang

male, 91 years old
Pierre Chassang, born in 1918, is an aikidoka holding 8th dan Takemusu Aiki Intercontinental and 6th dan Aikikai. First taught aikido by Tadashi...

Hideki Shiohira

male, 61 years old
Hideki Shiohira (born 1948-03-13) is an aikido instructor in the San Francisco Bay Area, USA. He is a 7th dan shihan in the Aikikai, as well as...
Mitsugi Saotome

Mitsugi Saotome

male, 72 years old
(born March 7, 1937) is a Japanese aikido teacher currently living in the United States. Mitsugi Saotome is a master in the martial art of aikido...
Kisshomaru Ueshiba

Kisshomaru Ueshiba

male, deceased (1999)
Kisshomaru Ueshiba was the son of the founder of the Japanese martial art of aikido, and became the international leader of aikido after his...
Mitsunari Kanai

Mitsunari Kanai

male, deceased (2004)
Mitsunari Kanai (1938-2004), was an aikido teacher born in Japan, who spent most of his teaching career in the US. He was an 8th dan teacher with...
Moriteru Ueshiba

Moriteru Ueshiba

male, 58 years old
Moriteru Ueshiba is the third and current "dōshu" of the Aikikai. He was born in Tokyo, Japan, and assumed the title of "dōshu" on January 4, 19...