Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka
石坂 ハリー
Born
1928-12-25, Kealakekua
Died 1978-01,
Irvine
Also known as
石坂ハリー
Description
American aikido teacher, founder of the Orange County Aikikai (first as the Westminster Aikido School in 1964) and its chief instructor until his early death. An early instructor in the Orange County, California area, he contributed greatly to the development of aikido in Southern California. He trained under Koichi Tohei, who supported him in founding the Orange County Aiki Kai; he was affiliated with the Ki Society for a period before becoming independent. He had risen to the rank of godan (5th dan) by the time of his death and was the first aikido teacher of Steven Seagal.
Teachers (1)
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Koichi Toheisports_martial_artsAikidō ProbableProbableWikipedia 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 KaiThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.location_onOrange County Aikikai badge (1964–1977)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkWikipedia 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
Lineage
- Aikidō Koichi ToheiUeshiba Morihei · 2 generations
Ranks (1)
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military_tech5 dan ProbableProbableWikipedia states Ishisaka had risen to the rank of godan (5th dan) by the time of his death in January 1978; exact promotion date unknownThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System (1977~)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkWikipedia states Ishisaka had risen to the rank of godan (5th dan) by the time of his death in January 1978; exact promotion date unknown
Students (1)
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Steven Seagalsports_martial_artsAikidō ConfirmedConfirmedAikido Journal and Wikipedia both identify Ishisaka as Seagal's first aikido teacher at the Orange County AikikaiThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.location_onOrange County Aikikai badge (1970–1974)
fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkAikido Journal and Wikipedia both identify Ishisaka as Seagal's first aikido teacher at the Orange County Aikikai
Sources
Identifiers
https://martial.is/entity/01KZSRDXQWZTM5ZRVG0NWRWZHX
Cite and reuse
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Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka. In Martialis:
Martial Arts Lineage Database.
https://martial.is/entity/01KZSRDXQWZTM5ZRVG0NWRWZHX - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed
ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
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title = {Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
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{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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