Affiliations
Locations (1)
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location_onIwamawarning No sources cited
Instructors (4)
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Saitō Hitohiro2002
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Saitō Morihiro1968
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Tomita Takeji1985 – 2004
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Ueshiba Morihei1946 – 1969
Trained here (6)
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Saitō Morihirosports_martial_artsAikidō ConfirmedConfirmedIndependent sources state it.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Ueshiba Morihei (1946 – 1969)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkIndependent sources state it.“It was at this time, at the age of 18, that Saito joined Ueshiba for training [...] From 1946 until Ueshiba’s passing in 1969, Saito served as Ueshiba's assistant in a variety of ways at Iwama while his wife served Mrs. Ueshiba. During Saito’s period as a deshi he taught classes in the Iwama dojo.”
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Saitō Hitohirosports_martial_artsAikidō ConfirmedConfirmedHitohiro Saito began learning aikido from Morihei Ueshiba at the Iwama dojo at age seven, corroborated by Wikipedia, the Aikido Blog biography and the Aikido Journal interviewThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Ueshiba Morihei (1964 – 1969)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkHitohiro Saito began learning aikido from Morihei Ueshiba at the Iwama dojo at age seven, corroborated by Wikipedia, the Aikido Blog biography and the Aikido Journal interviewsports_martial_artsIwama Ryu ConfirmedConfirmedHitohiro is the son of Morihiro Saito and continued his aikido training with his father after Ueshiba's death, later succeeding him at the Iwama dojo; documented across Wikipedia, the Aikido Blog and saitosensei.comThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Saitō Morihiro (1969 – 2002)fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkHitohiro is the son of Morihiro Saito and continued his aikido training with his father after Ueshiba's death, later succeeding him at the Iwama dojo; documented across Wikipedia, the Aikido Blog and saitosensei.com -
Tomita Takejisports_martial_artsAikidō ProbableProbableWell-documented uchideshi (live-in student) of Morihiro Saito at Iwama Dojo starting in 1968, as described in Aikido Journal biographyThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Saitō Morihiro (1968)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkWell-documented uchideshi (live-in student) of Morihiro Saito at Iwama Dojo starting in 1968, as described in Aikido Journal biography“From 1962 on, after his first visit in Iwama, he decides to follow the teaching of O'Sensei and of his assistant, Morihiro Saito Sensei [...] In 1968, he becomes Morihiro Saito's Uchideshi and is rapidly adopted by the Master's family [...] Tomita Sensei practiced for about 7 years at the Iwama Dojo. Those years were for him formativeyears dedicated to education and to discovering the way of Budo.”
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Barry Knightsports_martial_artsIwama Ryu ConfirmedConfirmedBarry Knight practiced at Iwama under Morihiro Saito from 1978 to 1980, documented by both the Aikido Journal encyclopedia entry and the saitosensei 1980s pageThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Saitō Morihiro (1978 – 1980)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkBarry Knight practiced at Iwama under Morihiro Saito from 1978 to 1980, documented by both the Aikido Journal encyclopedia entry and the saitosensei 1980s page -
Carlos Portassports_martial_artsAikidō ProbableProbableStudent of Takeji Tomita from 1985 to 2004, per his club's page; own account onlyThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Tomita Takeji (1985 – 2004)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkStudent of Takeji Tomita from 1985 to 2004, per his club's page; own account onlyvisibilityFirst-hand“ Em 1985, viu no jornal o anúncio de uma demonstração de Aikido por um mestre japonês (Mestre Tomita), em Estocolmo, e foi ver. Achou que tinha caído num poço de luz e logo ali perguntou ao Mestre se o aceitava como aluno, o que veio a acontecer. Regressou a Portugal em 1993”
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Tristão da Cunhasports_martial_artsIwama Ryu ConfirmedConfirmedWell-documented uchi-deshi of Morihiro Saito at Iwama, first in May 1986 for six months, returning repeatedly; the Aikishurendojo bio and the CAO interview both detail this relationshipThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Saitō Morihiro (1986 – 2002)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkWell-documented uchi-deshi of Morihiro Saito at Iwama, first in May 1986 for six months, returning repeatedly; the Aikishurendojo bio and the CAO interview both detail this relationship“Viajou pela primeira vez ao Japão em 1986 onde ficou como uchi deshi de Morihiro Saito no dojo do Fundador do Aikido. Voltou para Portugal com a tarefa de implantar o Aikido tradicional em Portugal. [...] Tristão da Cunha foi uchi deshi do Grande Mestre Morihiro Saito, no último ano em que este esteve activo antes de sucumbir a um cancro dos ossos.”
sports_martial_artsIwama Ryu ProbableProbableHis own dojo's bio states that after Morihiro Saito's death in 2002, he continued with successor Hitohiro Saito, who awarded him the 6th, 7th and 8th dan grades and the Shihan title; no independent source corroborates itThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Saitō Hitohiro (2002)fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkHis own dojo's bio states that after Morihiro Saito's death in 2002, he continued with successor Hitohiro Saito, who awarded him the 6th, 7th and 8th dan grades and the Shihan title; no independent source corroborates it
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