He has studied martial arts for the past 35 years and is the head instructor at the Three-Rivers Aikikai.
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In the post war period, the Aikikai Foundation led by the Ueshiba family has become the most successful organisation in terms of growth in numbers and prominence in the public eye.
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Tohei left as a result of a disagreement with the son of the founder, Kisshomaru Ueshiba (植芝 吉祥丸 Ueshiba Kisshōmaru, 1921–1999), who at that time headed the Aikikai Foundation.
Ueshiba’s dojo continues to operate within the Aikikai under his original students, including Chief Instructor Hiroshi Isoyama, Shigemi Inagaki and others.
Mutsuro Nakazono (December 20, 1918 – 1994) (first name also spelled "Mitsuro" or "Masahiro") was a Japanese acupuncturist, an Oriental medicine practitioner and a 7th dan Aikikai aikido master with a strong judo background.
In Steven Seagal's Tenshin Aikido Federation (affiliated with the Aikikai), the randori is different from that of Aikikai—the attackers can do anything to the defender (e.g. punch, grab, kick, etc.),
Arikawa was for many years the editor of the Aikikai's newspaper, and taught outside of Hombu at branch dojos including those of the Asahi Shimbun, Hosei University, and at several other universities.
Moriteru Ueshiba, an aikido master, the third doshu of the Aikikai