Hiroshi Ikeda (aikidoka)
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Born | Hiroshi Ikeda (池田 裕) January 8, 1950 Tokyo, Japan |
Residence | Boulder, Colorado |
Style | Aikido |
Teacher(s) | Mitsugi Saotome |
Rank | 7th dan (shihan) |
Notable club(s) | Aikido Schools of Ueshiba |
Website | www.boulderaikikai.org |
Hiroshi Ikeda (池田 裕 Ikeda Hiroshi, born 1950) is a Japanese aikido teacher in the United States. He holds the rank of 7th dan (shihan) from the Aikikai.[1] He is the most senior student of Mitsugi Saotome of Aikido Schools of Ueshiba (ASU).
Ikeda was born in Tokyo and began studying aikido in 1968 while attending college at Kokugakuin University in Tokyo. He relocated to Sarasota, Florida in 1976, and taught there under Saotome from 1978-1979. In 1980, he moved to Boulder, Colorado to establish a dojo there under Saotome's ASU organization.[1] In January, 2015 Saotome decided to recognize Ikeda as an independent instructor so that he can pursue his own objectives apart from ASU.[2]
Ikeda currently lives in Boulder, where he operates his dojo, Boulder Aikikai. He also travels frequently to conduct seminars both in the United States and abroad.
References
- ^ a b Pranin, Stanley (2007). "Ikeda, Hiroshi". Encyclopedia of Aikido. Aikido Journal. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
- ^ "Letter to ASU Members | Aikido Schools of Ueshiba". Archived from the original on 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
External links
- Boulder Aikikai(in English)
- 国際合気道講習大会 | 講師紹介/Instructors(in Japanese and English)
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