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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.

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 the Aikikai Hombu Dojo building in Shinjuku, Tokyo

Aikikai Hombu Dojo

Aikikai Hombu Dojo is the central Tokyo training hall of the Aikikai Foundation and a principal institutional centre of postwar Aikido.

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Morihei Ueshiba

Morihei Ueshiba founded Aikido by transforming Daitō-ryū-derived technique through decades of teaching, religious thought, and institutional change.