Description

Aikido dojo in Jūsō, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, currently headed by Miyako Fujitani. Its origins go back to a dojo (武徳館道場) founded in Kobe in 1969 by the father of the Jūsō aikido master, moved to Jūsō, Osaka in 1972, and rebuilt as the Tenshin Dojo in 1976. In the same period it was run by Steven Seagal, making him the first non-Japanese to operate an aikido dojo in Japan.

Also known as

Tenshin Aikido Dojo · 天心合気道道場

Affiliations

• corporate_fareAikikai Foundation

  1976

  fact_check1 source expand_more

  “assumed direction of the AIKIKAI-HOMBU-affiliated Tenshin Aikido Dojo in Osaka”

  — Josh Gold. (2011). Steven Seagal - Aikido Journal. Aikido Journallink history info

Locations (1)

• location_onJūsō, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka

  大阪府大阪市淀川区十三東1-10-8

  warning No sources cited

Founders

Instructors (2)

• 
  Steven Seagal

  Head instructor

  1976 – 1982

  Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Aikido Journal and Wikipedia agree.

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

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Aikido Journal and Wikipedia agree.

  “Seagal separated from Tohei’s organization and assumed direction of the AIKIKAI-HOMBU-affiliated Tenshin Aikido Dojo in Osaka which was owned by his Japanese wife’s parents.”

  — Josh Gold. (2011). Steven Seagal - Aikido Journal. Aikido Journallink history info

  “Seagal taught at the school owned by Miyako's family and earned his aikido black belt in 1978. While there, he ran the Fujitani family dojo on behalf of Miyako's retired father, making him the first westerner to operate an Aikido dojo.”

  — Seagal taught at the school owned by Miyako's family and ran the Fujitani family dojo on behalf of Miyako's retired father, making him the first westerner to operate an Aikido dojolink history info
• person
  Miyako Fujitani

  Head instructor

  1982

  Probable

  Probable

  The dojo's own page; one side only.

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

  history_eduTradition only

  Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  The dojo's own page; one side only.

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “セガール氏が帰国後、女手ひとつで二人の子供を育てながら合気道道場を切り盛りする”

  — 指導者紹介 (Tenshin Dojo Official Site - Instructor Profile)linkhistory info

Tags

aikido · dojo · osaka

Sources