Description

Japanese aikido master, student of Morihiro Saito and Morihei Ueshiba, founder of Aïki Shin Myo Den (Takemusu Aiki)

Teachers (1)

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  Saitō Morihiro

  sports_martial_artsAikidō Probable

  Probable

  Well-documented uchideshi (live-in student) of Morihiro Saito at Iwama Dojo starting in 1968, as described in Aikido Journal biography

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  location_onIwama Dojo badge (1968)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Well-documented uchideshi (live-in student) of Morihiro Saito at Iwama Dojo starting in 1968, as described in Aikido Journal biography

  “From 1962 on, after his first visit in Iwama, he decides to follow the teaching of O'Sensei and of his assistant, Morihiro Saito Sensei [...] In 1968, he becomes Morihiro Saito's Uchideshi and is rapidly adopted by the Master's family [...] Tomita Sensei practiced for about 7 years at the Iwama Dojo. Those years were for him formativeyears dedicated to education and to discovering the way of Budo.”

  — TAKEJI TOMITA: From studying with O-Sensei to the creation of Aïki Shin Myo Den (Aikido Journal)link

Lineage

• Aikidō Saitō Morihiro ← Ueshiba Morihei · 2 generations

Ranks (1)

• sports_martial_artsAikidō

  military_tech8 dan Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Promoted to 7th dan in 1989 by Aikikai, later promoted to 8th dan, as documented in Aikido Journal sources

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  Dan-Kyu System (1989)

  granted by Aikikai Foundation

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Promoted to 7th dan in 1989 by Aikikai, later promoted to 8th dan, as documented in Aikido Journal sources

  “Today an 8th Dan, Tomita Sensei still lives in Stockholm.”

  — TAKEJI TOMITA: From studying with O-Sensei to the creation of Aïki Shin Myo Den (Aikido Journal)link

  “7th dan Aikikai, 1989.”

  — Takeji Tomita (Aikido Journal Encyclopedia) link

Students (1)

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  Carlos Portas

  sports_martial_artsAikidō Probable

  Probable

  Student of Takeji Tomita from 1985 to 2004, per his club's page; own account only

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  location_onIwama Dojo badge (1985–2004)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Student of Takeji Tomita from 1985 to 2004, per his club's page; own account only

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “ Em 1985, viu no jornal o anúncio de uma demonstração de Aikido por um mestre japonês (Mestre Tomita), em Estocolmo, e foi ver. Achou que tinha caído num poço de luz e logo ali perguntou ao Mestre se o aceitava como aluno, o que veio a acontecer. Regressou a Portugal em 1993”

  — Mestre Carlos Portas (Aikido Marcial Dojo Clube) link

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