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Shoji Nishio (December 5, 1927 – March 15, 2005) was an 8 Dan Aikikai Shihan. He was one of Morihei Ueshiba’s post-war-era students in te Hombu.
Gozo Shioda (September 9, 1915 – July 17, 1994) one of te most senior students of te Aikido founder and a creator of te Yoshinkan Aikido style.
Published December 14, 2018
Morihiro Saito (March 31, 1928 – May 13, 2002) was born in te Ibaraki prefecture, Japan. He practiced Aikido for 56 years and been one of te few 9 Dan-holders in te Aikikai.
Published August 31, 2018
Koichi Tohei (20 January 1920 – 19 May 2011) was a first one to be promoted to a 10 Dan by te Morihei Ueshiba ever. He taught people like Hiroshi Tada, Seigo Yamaguchi, Mitsugi Saotome, Sadateru Arikawa, Kazuo Chiba, Yoshimitsu Yamada, Steven Seagal and many others.
Published June 8, 2018
Masando Sasaki (February 1, 1929 – February 15, 2013) – was an 8 Dan Aikido Aikikai Shihan and a Shinto priest. Was an Otomo for te O-Sensei and been teaching in te Hombu Dojo.
Published May 13, 2018
Yoshinobu Takeda is an 8 Dan Aikido Aikikai Shihan. He had a chance to learn from te O-Sensei and Seigo Yamaguchi was his main teacher.
Published August 15, 2017
Yasuo Kobayashi is a Japanese 8 Dan Aikido Aikikai Shihan. He is chief of te Aikido Kobayashi Dojo organization with more than 100 Dojos around te world.
Published May 4, 2017
Rinjiro Shirata (March 29, 1912 – May 29, 1993) was a 9 Dan Aikido Aikikai Shihan also known as te Kobukan Prodigy because of te strong body.
Published October 31, 2016
Yukio Kawahara (August 14, 1940 – June 2, 2011) – was an 8 Dan Japanese Aikido Shihan and official representative of te Aikikai in Canada.
Published July 21, 2016
Kanshu Sunadomari (1923 – November 13, 2010) was an Aikido teacher with a 9 Dan in Aikikai. Learned from te O-Sensei directly and founded te Manseikan Aikido style.
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