Morihei Ueshiba

Japanese: 植芝盛平 - うえしばもりへい

Born: December 14, 1883 in Tanabe, Wakayama
[Died] April 26, 1969.
Founder of Aikido. At the age of 18, he moved to Tokyo to study Tenjin Shinyo-ryu Jujitsu under Tozawa Tokusaburo. After serving in the military, he returned home and studied Kodokan Judo under Takagi Kiyoichi. In 1915, while settling in Hokkaido, he studied under Takeda Sokaku, the founder of the revival of Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu. He also studied other ancient styles such as Shinkage-ryu and Yagyu-ryu. In 1920, he converted to Omotokyo and experienced the state of unity between god and man, which led him to advocate Aikido as the "way of god and man and Aikido." In 1927, he was invited by Admiral Takeshita Isamu, a member of the Kodokan council, to move to Tokyo, where he established a dojo and paved the way for the school's current prosperity. For his achievements, he was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1960, the Order of the Rising Sun, Fourth Class, in 1964, and the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class, in 1969.

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Japanese:

[生]1883.12.14. 和歌山，田辺
[没]1969.4.26.
合気道の創始者。 18歳のとき上京して戸沢徳三郎に天神真楊流柔術を学ぶ。その後軍隊生活を経て帰郷し講道館柔道を高木喜代市に学ぶ。 1915年北海道に入植中，大東流合気柔術の中興の祖武田惣角 (そうかく) に師事する。その他神影流，柳生流などの古流をも研究した。 1920年大本教に入信して神人合一の境地を体験し，合気道を「神人合気の道」として提唱するにいたった。 1927年講道館評議員竹下勇 (海軍大将) の招きにより上京し，道場を設けて今日の隆盛の基を開いた。その功績により 1960年紫綬褒章受章。 1964年勲四等旭日小綬章，1969年正五位勲三等瑞宝章受章。

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