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.](https://tamura-shihan.org/en/biography.html) [ ## Principles Rei, musubi, breath and posture, weapons, and endless study.](https://tamura-shihan.org/en/principles.html) [ ## Remembrance Tributes written in 2010 and the seminars held in his memory.](https://tamura-shihan.org/en/remembrance.html) > “Aikido is aikido.” — Tamura Nobuyoshi, interview with Léo Tamaki, 2007 (from French: [« L’Aïkido c’est l’Aïkido »](https://www.leotamaki.com/article-interview-tamura-nobuyoshi-l-aigle-de-l-aikido-77477356.html)).  Tamura Shihan teaching at the Lesneven summer course, 2006. Photo: Christophe Dang Ngoc Chan, [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tamura_nobuyoshi_lesneven_2006.jpeg), [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/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.[About the book](https://tamura-shihan.org/en/book.html) [Share your story](https://tamura-shihan.org/en/book.html#share)