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

Affiliations

• account_balanceKi Society

  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)linkinfo

Founder

Instructors (2)

• Ha
  Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka

  Head instructor

  1964 - 1978

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  "Ishisaka was the chief instructor of Orange County Aikikai for the remainder of his life"

  — Wikipedia contributors. Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
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  Koichi Tohei

  1964 - 1977

Trained here (2)

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  Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka

  linkAikidō 3

  Confirmed

  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

  under Koichi Tohei badge (1964 - 1977)

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  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

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "trained in California under Koichi Tohei"

  — Wikipedia contributors. Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

  "Koichi Tohei supported Ishisaka in founding the Orange County Aiki Kai dojo"

  — Wikipedia contributors. Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
• 
  Steven Seagal

  linkAikidō 3

  Confirmed

  Aikido Journal and Wikipedia both identify Ishisaka as Seagal's first aikido teacher at the Orange County Aikikai

  under Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka badge (1970 - 1974)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  3 sources

  fact_check

  Aikido Journal and Wikipedia both identify Ishisaka as Seagal's first aikido teacher at the Orange County Aikikai

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "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 Journallinkinfo

  "First aikido teacher of Steven SEAGAL"

  — Josh Gold. (2011). Harry Ishisaka 石坂ハリー - Aikido Journal. Aikido Journallinkinfo

  "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)linkinfo

  linkAikidō 3

  Confirmed

  Aikido Journal records that Seagal received his 1st dan from Koichi Tohei in Orange County in the summer of 1974

  under Koichi Tohei badge (1974 - 1974)

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Aikido Journal records that Seagal received his 1st dan from Koichi Tohei in Orange County in the summer of 1974

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Received 1st dan from Koichi TOHEI in Orange County in the summer of 1974"

  — Josh Gold. (2011). Steven Seagal - Aikido Journal. Aikido Journallinkinfo

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