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Jigoro Kano and Sumiyuki Kotani demonstrating a Judo technique in London in 1933

Japanese Martial Arts Lineage Map

A selective visual map connecting classical Jujutsu, Kodokan Judo, Aikido, Okinawan Karate, and later international grappling pathways.

Portrait of Hiroo Mochizuki wearing a dark jacket

Yoseikan Budo

Yoseikan Budo is a modern composite martial art developed by Hiroo Mochizuki from the Yoseikan inheritance of his father Minoru Mochizuki.

Ōkuma Auditorium on the Waseda University campus in Tokyo

Kenji Tomiki

Kenji Tomiki was a Japanese martial artist and educator who connected Judo and Aikido through systematic kata, randori, and university physical education.

Black-and-white portrait of a young Minoru Mochizuki in formal clothing

Minoru Mochizuki

Minoru Mochizuki was a Japanese martial artist who studied under Jigoro Kano and Morihei Ueshiba, founded the Yoseikan dojo, and taught Aikido in postwar France.

A group of Aikido practitioners training together on dojo mats

Japan Aikido Association

The Japan Aikido Association is an organisation founded by Kenji Tomiki in 1974 to develop and teach Aikido through kata, randori, and organised competition.

Street-level exterior of the Yoshinkan Aikido headquarters in Tokyo

Yoshinkan Aikido

Yoshinkan Aikido is a postwar Aikido school founded by Gozo Shioda in 1955 and known for structured basics, precise posture, and intensive instructor training.

Gozo Shioda in a hakama demonstrating a throw with a training partner

Gozo Shioda

Gozo Shioda was a student of Morihei Ueshiba and the founder of Yoshinkan Aikido, known for systematic basic training and postwar police instruction.

Exterior of Meiji Jingu Shiseikan martial arts hall in Tokyo

Meiji Jingu Shiseikan

Meiji Jingu Shiseikan is a comprehensive martial-arts training hall at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, opened in 1973 for practical and ethical education through budo.