Osaka 1933 · Saint-Maximin 2010

Tamura Nobuyoshi Shihan

Uchideshi of Morihei Ueshiba, 8th dan Aikikai, and for nearly half a century the teacher who carried aikido across Europe.

Biography

From Osaka and the Hombu Dojo to Marseille, the FFAB and the Shumeikan.

Principles

Rei, musubi, breath and posture, weapons, and endless study.

Remembrance

Tributes written in 2010 and the seminars held in his memory.

“Aikido is aikido.”
Tamura Nobuyoshi, interview with Léo Tamaki, 2007 (from French: « L’Aïkido c’est l’Aïkido »).

Black-and-white photo: Tamura Shihan, in white keikogi and dark hakama, stands watching rows of students practicing in pairs on the mat at Lesneven; a portrait of O-Sensei hangs on the dojo wall behind them. — Tamura Shihan teaching at the Lesneven summer course, 2006. Photo: Christophe Dang Ngoc Chan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

A biography is being written

A carefully sourced, international biography of Tamura Shihan is in preparation. Did you train with him, host him, or work alongside him? Your memories can help.

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