Description
Aikido dojo in Garden Grove, California, founded by Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka in
1964 (first as the Westminster Aikido School, then moved to Garden Grove as the
Orange County Aiki Kai). Ishisaka was its chief instructor until his death in
1978, and it was the first aikido school of Steven Seagal. The dojo was
affiliated with the Ki Society International for a period before becoming
independent. It hosts an annual Harry Ishisaka memorial seminar.
Also known as
Orange County Aiki Kai · OC Aikikai
Affiliations
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1971 – 1977
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“For a period the school was affiliated with the Ki Society International, and
Ishisaka was an associate lecturer with this organization. Later Ishisaka became
independent of the Ki Society.”
— Wikipedia contributors. Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka -
Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link
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Locations (1)
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location_onGarden Grove
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Instructors (2)
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person
Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka
Head instructor
1964 – 1978
Probable
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One secondary source (Wikipedia) states he was chief instructor.
“Ishisaka was the chief instructor of Orange County Aikikai for the remainder of
his life”
— Wikipedia contributors. Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka -
Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link
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Trained here (2)
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person
Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka
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Koichi Tohei
(1964 – 1977)
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Wikipedia states Ishisaka trained in California under Koichi Tohei, was one of
Tohei's students, and that Tohei supported him in founding the Orange County
Aiki Kai
“trained in California under Koichi Tohei”
— Wikipedia contributors. Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka -
Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link
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“Koichi Tohei supported Ishisaka in founding the Orange County Aiki Kai dojo”
— Wikipedia contributors. Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka -
Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link
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Steven Seagal
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Aikido Journal and Wikipedia both identify Ishisaka as Seagal's first aikido
teacher at the Orange County Aikikai
“began practice of aikido in the late 1960s or early 1970's at the Orange
County Aikikai in California under Harry ISHISAKA”
— Josh Gold. (2011). Steven Seagal - Aikido Journal.
Aikido Journallink
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“First aikido teacher of Steven SEAGAL”
— Josh Gold. (2011). Harry Ishisaka 石坂ハリー - Aikido
Journal. Aikido Journallink
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“Perhaps his best known pupil was Steven Seagal, who began studying under
Ishisaka as a teenager in the mid-1960s”
— Wikipedia contributors. Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka -
Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link
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Koichi Tohei
(1974)
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Aikido Journal records that Seagal received his 1st dan from Koichi Tohei in
Orange County in the summer of 1974
“Received 1st dan from Koichi TOHEI in Orange County in the summer of 1974”
— Josh Gold. (2011). Steven Seagal - Aikido Journal.
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aikido · dojo · usa · california
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Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Orange County Aikikai. In Martialis:
Martial Arts Lineage Database.
https://martial.is/entity/01KZVDNBGAWJC6PX08E16CV303 - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed
ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01KZVDNBGAWJC6PX08E16CV303, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Orange County Aikikai}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01KZVDNBGAWJC6PX08E16CV303}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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