Affiliations
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"The Aikikai Foundation also currently manages one satellite dojo, the
historical Iwama dojo in Ibaraki (about 100 km northeast of Tokyo)."
— Wikipedia contributors. Aikikai - Wikipedia
(English). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
"With the passing of Morihiro Saito in May 2002, Hitohiro Saito initially
continued to govern the Founder's dojo and the Shrine of Aikido, Aikijinja.
He also prepared to surrender these roles to the Aikikai, which owns those
properties."
— Wikipedia contributors. Hitohiro Saito - Wikipedia
(English). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
Instructors (4)
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Tomita Takeji
1985 - 2004
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Ueshiba Morihei
1946 - 1969
Trained here (6)
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Saitō Morihiro
under
Ueshiba Morihei
badge (1946
- 1969)
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Well-documented student of Morihei Ueshiba in Aikido, trained with Ueshiba from
1946 until his death in 1969, mentioned in multiple sources including Wikipedia
with quotation about joining Ueshiba for training at age 18
"It was at this time, at the age of 18, that Saito joined Ueshiba for
training (...) From 1946 until Ueshiba’s passing in 1969, Saito served as
Ueshiba's assistant in a variety of ways at Iwama while his wife served Mrs.
Ueshiba. During Saito’s period as a deshi he taught classes in the Iwama
dojo."
— Morihiro Saito - Wikipedialink
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Saitō Hitohiro
under
Ueshiba Morihei
badge (1964
- 1969)
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Hitohiro Saito began learning aikido from Morihei Ueshiba at the Iwama dojo at
age seven, corroborated by Wikipedia, the Aikido Blog biography and the Aikido
Journal interview
"At age seven, he started to learn aikido from Morihei Ueshiba, the founder
of aikido, who cared for him as a grandson. After Ueshiba died in 1969, he
continued his practice with his father."
— Wikipedia contributors. Hitohiro Saito - Wikipedia
(English). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
"he started studying Aikido under Morihei Ueshiba at the age of 7 and
continued learning from his father Morihiro SAITO Shihan after the Founder's
death in 1969."
— Stanley Pranin; Sonoko Tanaka. Interview with
Hitohiro SAITO Sensei (Aikido Journal 113). Aikido Journallinkinfo
under
Saitō Morihiro
badge (1969
- 2002)
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Hitohiro is the son of Morihiro Saito and continued his aikido training with his
father after Ueshiba's death, later succeeding him at the Iwama dojo;
documented across Wikipedia, the Aikido Blog and saitosensei.com
"The younger Saito became an official instructor of the Iwama dojo in 1986
and remained so until 2004 when he separated from the Aikikai organization and
formed his own group."
— Wikipedia contributors. Hitohiro Saito - Wikipedia
(English). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
"In 1986, in a special ceremony, Hitohiro Saito Sensei was officially
appointed as a teacher at the Iwama dojo. In the same year, he began to teach
overseas."
— Eric Savalli. (2009). [EN] SAITO Hitohira Sensei
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Tomita Takeji
under
Saitō Morihiro
badge (1968)
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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
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Barry Knight
under
Saitō Morihiro
badge (1978
- 1980)
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Barry Knight practiced at Iwama under Morihiro Saito from 1978 to 1980,
documented by both the Aikido Journal encyclopedia entry and the saitosensei
1980s page
"Began training in 1970 in Melbourne. Practiced at AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO in
1976 and in IWAMA under Morihiro SAITO from 1978-1980. Upon his return to
Australia, established a private dojo where he teaches IWAMA-STYLE AIKIDO."
— Josh Gold. (2011). Barry Alan Knight (Aikido
Journal Encyclopedia). Aikido Journallinkinfo
"Both these practices were first developed in 1978 when Rob Okun, Craig
Brown, Berry Knight and I lived in Iwama for 2 years and Saito Sensei started to
teach Asa no Keiko 7 days a week for the uchi deshi."
— 1980's - Morihiro Saito Senseilinkinfo
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Carlos Portas
under
Tomita Takeji
badge (1985
- 2004)
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Well-documented student of Takeji Tomita from 1985 to 2004, as confirmed by TACP
website and multiple interviews
" 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)
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Tristão da Cunha
under
Saitō Morihiro
badge (1986
- 2002)
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Well-documented uchi-deshi of Morihiro Saito at Iwama, first in May 1986 for six
months, returning repeatedly; the Aikishurendojo bio and the CAO interview both
detail this relationship
"Viajou pela primeira vez ao Japão em 1986 onde ficou como uchi deshi de
Morihiro Saito no dojo do Fundador do Aikido. Voltou para Portugal com a tarefa
de implantar o Aikido tradicional em Portugal. ... Tristão da Cunha foi uchi
deshi do Grande Mestre Morihiro Saito, no último ano em que este esteve activo
antes de sucumbir a um cancro dos ossos."
"A minha primeira ida foi em Maio de 1986. ... Eu fui o primeiro português
a ir lá e Sensei recebeu-me como recebe todos os alunos."
— Pedro Escudeiro. (2000). Entrevista ao Professor
Tristão da Cunha (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000). Surya (Centro de Artes Orientais)
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Saitō Hitohiro
badge (2002)
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After Morihiro Saito's death in 2002, Tristão da Cunha continued with his
son and successor Hitohiro Saito, who awarded him the 6th, 7th and 8th dan
grades and the Shihan title
"Depois de Morihiro Saito falecer continuou com o seu filho e sucessor,
Hitohiro Saito Shihan. ... Desde então voltou várias vezes ao Japão para ser
uchi deshi de Hitohiro Sensei."
"Morihiro Sensei was still alive and healthy when his son gave me the title
of Shihan of the Tanrenkan. I was 5th Dan back then."
— (2011). Interview with Tristão da Cunha Sensei
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