Description

Japanese aikido teacher, a live-in student (uchi deshi) of Morihei Ueshiba for nearly eight years, sent by the Hombu Dojo to Boston in 1965, where he taught until his death in 2004.

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  Ueshiba Morihei

  swordsAikidō Probable

  Probable

  Single source, an unsigned obituary.

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

  Uchi-deshi

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Single source, an unsigned obituary.

  “Mr. Kanai was one of the last personal students trained by the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, also known as O-Sensei.”

  — (2004-05). Mitsunari Kanai, at 64: Legendary Martial Arts Instructor. The Iaido Journallink history info

  “He studied with O-Sensei for close to eight years.”

  — (2004-05). Mitsunari Kanai, at 64: Legendary Martial Arts Instructor. The Iaido Journallink history info

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