Description
Japanese aikido teacher (8th dan Aikikai, shihan) and direct student of
Morihei Ueshiba who was one of the principal architects of the development of
aikido in France and Europe. Entering the Aikikai Hombu Dojo as an uchi-deshi in
1953, he departed for France in 1964, succeeding Tadashi Abe as the Aikikai
representative there, and served as National Technical Director of the FFAB
until his death in 2010.
Teachers (1)
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Ueshiba Morihei
sports_martial_artsAikidō
Confirmed
Uchi-deshi (1953–1964)
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Tamura entered the Aikikai Hombu Dojo as an uchi-deshi of Morihei Ueshiba in
1953 and remained until his departure for France in 1964, documented by
Wikipedia, the Aikido Journal interview and the Budo Japan article
“Tamura entered the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in 1953 as an uchi-deshi (live-in
student) of aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba.”
— Wikipedia contributors. Nobuyoshi Tamura -
Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link
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“Nobuyoshi Tamura was a direct student of Morihei Ueshiba. [...] Tamura entered
the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in 1953 as an uchi-deshi (live-in student) of aikido
founder Morihei Ueshiba.”
— Stanley Pranin; Didier Boyet. (2015). Taking Ukemi
for Morihei Ueshiba - Interview with Nobuyoshi Tamura (Aikido Journal). Aikido
Journallink
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“Entered as an uchi deshi at the Honbu dojo of the aikikai on August 5, 1952, he
stayed there until his departure for Europe in October 1964.”
— Eric Grousilliat. (2020). Tamura Nobuyoshi - the
body, core of the practice (Budo Japan). Budo Japan (BAB Japan)link
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Ranks (1)
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military_tech8 dan
Probable
Dan-Kyu System
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Tamura held the rank of 8th dan Aikikai, stated in the English Wikipedia article
and the Aikido Journal interview
“He held the rank of 8th dan and the title of Shihan.”
— Wikipedia contributors. Nobuyoshi Tamura -
Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link
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Students (5)
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Luís Antunes
sports_martial_artsAikidō
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Nobuyoshi Tamura accepted Luís Antunes as a direct student in 1980 on the
recommendation of Hirokazu Kobayashi, and Antunes remained his student until
Tamura's death in 2010, corroborated by the CAO interview, the wix profile
and the Clube Atlético de Alvalade page
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“Fui apresentado pelo Mestre Kobayashi ao Mestre Tamura através de uma carta de
recomendação. [...] No fim de realizar todo o processo é que eu pude passar a
ser aluno do Mestre Tamura [...] O Mestre Tamura continua a ser a referência,
sem dúvida. Continuo a ser aluno directo dele”
— Pedro Escudeiro. (2002). Entrevista ao Professor
Luís Antunes (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000). Surya (Centro de Artes Orientais)
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“Assentou toda a sua base de aprendizagem sempre com alunos diretos do Fundador
do Aikido "O Sensei" Morihei Ueshiba; até inicio dos anos 80 com
Hirokazu Kobayashi e partir daí com Nobuyoshi Tamura, até à sua morte em
09-07-2010, que o aceitou como seu aluno direto.”
“o primeiro deu-lhe a conhecer o Aikido, o segundo ensinou-lhe o
"Caminho". [...] aluno directo do Mestre Tamura.”
— Mestre Luís Antunes (Aikido Marcial Dôjo Clube).
Aikido Marcial Dôjo Clubelink
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Agostinho Vaz
sports_martial_artsAikidō
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(1986–2003)
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Vaz states in his 2003 interview that he has followed the teaching of Nobuyoshi
Tamura in Portugal and abroad since 1986, one of his two main references
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“Desde 1986 que tenho seguido em Portugal e no estrangeiro o ensinamento do
Mestre N. Tamura, o qual em conjunto com o Mestre S. Sugano, que nos visita
regularmente desde 1996, constituem as minhas principais referencias.”
— Pedro Escudeiro. (2003). Entrevista ao Professor
Agostinho Vaz (Pedro Escudeiro, 2003). Surya (Centro de Artes Orientais)
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“Desde 1986 que tem seguido em Portugal e no estrangeiro o ensinamento do Mestre
N. Tamura, o qual em conjunto com o Mestre S. Sugano, que visita Portugal
regularmente desde 1996, constituem as suas principais referencias.”
— Mestre Agostinho Vaz (Aikido Marcial Dôjo Clube).
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person
M'Barek Alaoui
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(1964)
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Alaoui received his shodan from Nobuyoshi Tamura in 1964, the first shodan in
Morocco, and is listed among Tamura's former students in the French
Wikipedia article. From the split of 1970 the Syu do kan, which Alaoui
co-founded, followed the Tamura (Aikikai) line.
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“1964 habe ich von Tamura Sensei den Sho-dan des Aikikai erhalten. Ich war der
erst Sho-dan in Marokko.”
— Horst Schwickerath. (2011). Interview - M'barek
Alaoui (Aikido Journal, 2011). Aikido Journallink
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“M'barek Alaoui, décédé en 2014, premier 8e dan d'aïkido en Afrique du
Nord”
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person
Emile Metzinger
sports_martial_artsAikidō
Possible
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After the 1970 split, the Syu do kan co-founded by Metzinger and Alaoui followed
the Tamura (Aikikai) line, per the Aikido Journal interview; the teacher
relationship is inferred from the school's line rather than stated directly.
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“quand il est revenu au Maroc, il est allé avec M'Barek Alaoui et Emile
Metzinger, au Syu do kan.”
— Horst Schwickerath. (2014). Entretien - Gérard
Obellianne (Aikido Journal). Aikido Journallink
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Gérard Obellianne
sports_martial_artsAikidō
Probable
(1982)
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Obellianne states in his Aikido Journal interview that Kobayashi told him in
1982 to follow Tamura's teaching, after which he followed Tamura's
instruction; earlier contact with Tamura in Morocco dates from 1969.
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“cette année-là, 1982, il m'a annoncé qu'il ne revenait plus en France,
et il m'a dit « il faut suivre maintenant l'enseignement de maître
Tamura ». [...] c'est à la suite de cela que j'ai suivi
l'enseignement de maître Tamura.”
— Horst Schwickerath. (2014). Entretien - Gérard
Obellianne (Aikido Journal). Aikido Journallink
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Honours (2)
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descriptionChevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite
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Other (1999)
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In 1999 Tamura received the medal of Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite
from the French government, per the English Wikipedia article
“In 1999, he received the medal of "Chevalier de l'ordre National du
Mérite" from the French government.”
— Wikipedia contributors. Nobuyoshi Tamura -
Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link
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receipt_longShihan
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Title
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The shihan title is stated in the Wikipedia article without a specific award
date
“He held the rank of 8th dan and the title of Shihan.”
— Wikipedia contributors. Nobuyoshi Tamura -
Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link
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Identifiers
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Tamura Nobuyoshi. In Martialis: Martial
Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KZ4T6J7DEM2P2C0XMBSJ4CZD - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01KZ4T6J7DEM2P2C0XMBSJ4CZD, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Tamura Nobuyoshi}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01KZ4T6J7DEM2P2C0XMBSJ4CZD}, urldate =
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