| Tetsuro Nariyama | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 21, 1947 Yamadera, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan |
| Native name | 成山 哲郎 Nariyama Tetsuro |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Style | Aikido |
| Teacher(s) | Kenji Tomiki and Hirokazu Kobayashi |
| Rank | 9th dan Aikido |
Tetsuro Nariyama (成山 哲郎 born November 21, 1947) was born in Yamadera, Yamagata Prefecture and is a Japanese aikido teacher, the technical director of the Shodokan Aikido Federation and chief instructor (Shihan) of the Shodokan Hombu Dojo in Osaka, Japan.
Yamagata Prefecture is a prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of Japan. Its capital is Yamagata.
Japanese people are a nation and an ethnic group that is native to Japan and makes up 98.5% of the total population of the country. Worldwide, approximately 129 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 125 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live outside Japan are referred to as nikkeijin(日系人), the Japanese diaspora. The term ethnic Japanese is often used to refer to Japanese people, as well as to more specific ethnic groups in some contexts, such as Yamato people and Ryukyuan people. Japanese are one of the largest ethnic groups in the world.
Aikido[aikiꜜdoː] is a modern Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury. Aikido is often translated as "the way of unifying (with) life energy" or as "the way of harmonious spirit".
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He was appointed to the latter position by the creator of this style Kenji Tomiki, one of Morihei Ueshiba's early students. At 9th Dan he is the highest-ranking Shodokan instructor in the world and travels internationally to teach aikido.
Kenji Tomiki was a Japanese aikido and judo teacher and the founder of competitive aikido style. The style is referred by several names including Tomiki Aikido, Shodokan Aikido and Sport Aikido.
Morihei Ueshiba was a martial artist and founder of the Japanese martial art of aikido. He is often referred to as "the founder" Kaiso (開祖) or Ōsensei (大先生/翁先生), "Great Teacher".
In addition to his studies with Kenji Tomiki he lived as uchideshi to Hirokazu Kobayashi for six years effectively learning aikido from the founder of aikido Morihei Ueshiba's first and last generation deshi. During that time he introduced Tomiki's randori method to university aikido clubs under Kobayashi's control.
Hirokazu Kobayashi was a Japanese aikido teacher and student of the founder of aikido Morihei Ueshiba. In 1970, at the age of 41, he was awarded 8th dan rank. He is the initiator of Kobayashi aikido (国際合気道研修会小林裕和派).
He has co-authored the book Aikido Tradition and the Competitive Edge with Fumiaki Shishida. [1]
Fumiaki Shishida is a Japanese aikido teacher, and one of traditionally two Shihan of the Japan Aikido Association, where he holds the rank of 8th dan.
