Description

Japanese aikido teacher (4-dan) and violin teacher in Seattle, trained by Koichi Tohei. He started a club in 1969 and reorganised it as the Seattle Ki Society in 1974.

Teachers (1)

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  Koichi Tohei

  swordsAikidō Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

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

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Single source.

  “Hirata was from Japan, and although he was ranked 4-dan in aikido, he made his living as a violin teacher. He had trained directly under Tohei, and so when Tohei visited the US in 1973, he made a trip to Seattle to see Hirata.”

  — Svinth, Joseph R.. (2001-11). Aikido: Seattle Aikijujutsu Pioneer Bernie Lau. Journal of Combative Sportlink history info

Lineage

• Aikidō Koichi Tohei ← Ueshiba Morihei · 2 generations

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