Hiroshi Isoyama
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| Isoyama Hiroshi (磯山博) |
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| Born | January 14, 1937 Iwama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan |
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| Martial art practiced | Aikido |
| Teacher(s) | Morihei Ueshiba |
| Rank | 8th dan |
Hiroshi Isoyama (磯山博 Isoyama Hiroshi?) is a Japanese teacher of the martial art of aikido. He currently holds the rank of 8th dan shihan in the Aikikai and is that organization's Technical Councillor.[1]
Isoyama is the acting head of the Ibaraki Shibu Dojo in Iwama on behalf of Ueshiba Moriteru. Over a long career in the martial arts, he has been Chief of Defensive Tactics for the Japan Self Defence Force Academy, and also instructed the U.S. Army in self defence tactics. He joined the Air Self-Defence Forces in 1958 and was sent to Chitose. His first students were members of the American military police and eventually included members of his own country's forces. Isoyama was trained by the founder of Aikido, Ueshiba Morihei from the age of twelve.
[edit] References
- ^ Pranin, Stanley (2007). "Interview with Hiroshi Isoyama". Encyclopedia of Aikido.
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