Also known as

Misao Honda · Honda Doshu

Description

Japanese aikido teacher (7th dan Aikikai, shihan) and founder of Aikido Aikikai in Portugal. A student of Hirokazu Kobayashi, he went to Portugal as a young man and spread aikido there, teaching at the Academia de Budo in 1971-72 and returning in 1975, when his first demonstration at the Clube Naval Setubalense gave rise to the first Aikido Aikikai school in Portugal. In Portugal he is known as Misao Honda; his Japanese name was Honda Doshū.

Teachers (1)

• 
  Kobayashi Hirokazu

  sports_martial_artsAikidō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  The FPA history describes Misao Honda as a student of Hirokazu Kobayashi Shihan, and the Japanese obituaries place him within the Kobayashi/Buikukai network in the Osaka region

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

  (1964)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  The FPA history describes Misao Honda as a student of Hirokazu Kobayashi Shihan, and the Japanese obituaries place him within the Kobayashi/Buikukai network in the Osaka region

  “A partir de 1971 e até 1972, o Mestre Misao Honda (aluno de Hirokazu Kobayashi Shihan) vem a Portugal e leciona na Academia”

  — Jean-Marc Duclos. História do Aikido em Portugal (FPA)link history info

  “本田師範はポルトガルをはじめ多くの国において、長きにわたり合気道の指導をされ、また、当地、泉州地区においても、大きな組織と幾多の人材を育てました。”

  — syoubu5. (2011). 本田土洲師範 (合気道翔武会 / syoubu5.exblog.jp)linkinfo

Lineage

• Aikidō Kobayashi Hirokazu ← Ueshiba Morihei · 2 generations

Ranks (1)

• sports_martial_artsAikidō

  military_tech7 dan Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Described as 7th dan Aikikai in the YouTube video and the aiki-kashiba obituary, which mentions his 7th dan promotion celebration

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

  Dan-Kyu System

  granted by Aikikai Foundation

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Described as 7th dan Aikikai in the YouTube video and the aiki-kashiba obituary, which mentions his 7th dan promotion celebration

  “Misao Honda shihan 7º Dan Aikikai foi o fundador do Aikido Aikikai em Portugal”

  — Misao Honda Shihan - fundador do Aikido Aikikai em Portugal (YouTube)link history info

  “5月におこなわれた本田先生七段の昇段祝いパーティの席上で海外遠征に誘って頂いたのが、親しいお付き合いの始まりとなった。”

  — 広報担当. (2011). 本田土洲先生の訃報に接し (Aiki Kashiba / 西大和会・正勝会)linkhistory info

Students (2)

• person
  Orlando Marques Pereira

  sports_martial_artsAikidō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  The FPA history and his own first-hand account agree that he began aikido with Misao Honda at the Clube Naval Setubalense in 1975.

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

  location_onClube Naval Setubalense badge (1975–1980)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  The FPA history and his own first-hand account agree that he began aikido with Misao Honda at the Clube Naval Setubalense in 1975.

  “Em Julho de 1975, o Prof. Orlando Marques Pereira inicia a prática de Aikido no Clube Naval Setubalense, com o Mestre Misao Honda. Passa o seu exame para 1º dan com este mestre a 29 de Junho de 1980.”

  — Jean-Marc Duclos. História do Aikido em Portugal (FPA)link history info

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Escolhi o seu Aikido e no dia 10 terça feira começamos com 3 (eu e mais 2 amigos do judo) praticantes na primeira aula”

  — Marques, Orlando. (2025-01-02). Orlando Marques - Facebook post on the first Aikikai school at the Clube Naval Setubalense link info
• 
  Leopoldo Ferreira

  sports_martial_artsAikidō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Well-documented student of Misao Honda from December 1971 to August/September 1972, mentioned in 2000 interview with specific dates and details and corroborated by the FPA history

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

  location_onAcademia de Budo badge (1971–1972)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Well-documented student of Misao Honda from December 1971 to August/September 1972, mentioned in 2000 interview with specific dates and details and corroborated by the FPA history

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Não, eu só comecei a praticar em 1971, mais precisamente a 30 de Dezembro de 1971, quinta-feira, às 18.30h (Risos), na Academia de Budo, com Misao Honda [...] Eu só conheci o Mestre Stobbaerts, em Agosto ou Setembro de 1972, pelo simples motivo que quando o Honda se foi embora, como eu era o aluno mais graduado, e também porque era estudante de Educação Física, o Dr. Pires Martins insistiu para que eu ficasse a dar as aulas de Aikido”

  — Entrevista ao Professor Leopoldo Ferreira (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000 - Archived)link history info

  “A partir de 1971 e até 1972, o Mestre Misao Honda (aluno de Hirokazu Kobayashi Shihan) vem a Portugal e leciona na Academia”

  — História do Aikido em Portugal (FPA)link history info

Honours (1)

• receipt_longShihan Probable

  Probable

  The shihan title is used in the YouTube video and the Japanese obituaries, without a specific award date

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

  Title

  granted by Aikikai Foundation

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  The shihan title is used in the YouTube video and the Japanese obituaries, without a specific award date

  “Misao Honda shihan 7º Dan Aikikai”

  — Misao Honda Shihan - fundador do Aikido Aikikai em Portugal (YouTube)link history info

Sources