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Nakakura Kiyoshi

1910-09-24 - 2000-02-09

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English Wikipedia article on Kiyoshi Nakakura. Describes him as the top kendo student of Nakayama Hakudo, appointed by Hakudo to represent kendo at Morihei Ueshiba's aikido dojo; he married Ueshiba's daughter Matsuko, was adopted into the Ueshiba family as Morihiro Ueshiba, but left after a few years over Ueshiba's Oomoto-kyo beliefs, with Kisshomaru Ueshiba taking his place as heir. He achieved 9th dan in both kendo and iaido.

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