Shioda gozo
Gozo Shioda (September 9, 1915 – July 17, 1994) one of the most senior students of the Aikido founder and a creator of the Yoshinkan Aikido style.Gozo Shioda was born in Shinjuku, Tokyo. His father, Seiichi Shioda taught Judo and Kendo and Gozo was happy to learn from him. He attained 3 Dan in Judo while he was still at school.
In 1932 Sensei began training in the Kobukan as an uchi-deshi. He was learning for 8 years under the Morihei Ueshiba. During those years he also attended the Judo classes with master Masahiko Kimura and Kyokushin Karate with the founder Mas Oyama in the Takushoku University.
In 1941 Shioda Sensei was posted to administrative positions in China and Taiwan for the WW2. He returned to Japan after the war but was forced to get a job.
Only In 1954 Sensei performed his first Aikido demonstration in front of the 15000 people. He was awarded the grand prize for the best demonstration and in the next year, his Dojo was created.
Dojo saw famous people like Robert F. Kennedy, Mike Tyson, etc. By the way, Yoshinkan was the name of his father’s original Dojo.
In 1961 Gozo Shioda was promoted by the Morihei Ueshiba to a 9 Dan. His contribution to the Japanese Martial Art was acknowledged with the 10th Dan from the Kokusai Budoin International Martial Arts Federation in 1984 along with the Meijin title or the Grand Master.
Yoshinkan Aikido has expanded within the Japan, Americas, Australia in the face of Joe Thambu, some Asian and my other countries. It’s considered to be the second-largest Aikido style after the Aikikai.
Enjoy an interview with the Gozo Shioda on aikido-maastricht.nl and if you want even more – books from a Master are still on the market.shioda gozoShinjuku, Tokyo, JapanDiedJuly 17, 1994 (aged 78)
JapanStyleYoshinkan AikidoTeacher(s)Morihei UeshibaRank10th dan aikidoChildrenTetsutaro Shioda, Yasuhisa ShiodaNotable studentsKiyoyuki Terada, Takashi Kushida, Kyoichi Inoue, Thomas Makiyama, Tsutomu Chida, Tsuneo Ando, Kevin Blok, Jacques Payet, Yasuhisa Shioda, Robert MustardWebsitehttp://www.yoshinkan.net/
Gozo Shioda (塩田 剛三, Shioda Gōzō, September 9, 1915 – July 17, 1994) was a Japanese master of aikido who founded the Yoshinkan style of aikido.[1][2] He was one of aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba's most senior students.[2][3][4][5][6] Shioda held the rank of 10th dan in aikido.[1]
Early life
Shioda was born on September 9, 1915, in Shinjuku, Tokyo.[1][2][3] His father was Seiichi Shioda, a physician[1] who also taught judo and kendo.[4] Shioda was a weak child, and reportedly credited his survival to his father's pediatric skills.[7] While still at school, Shioda trained in judo, attaining the rank of 3rd dan before completing secondary school.[2][3] He also trained in kendo during his youth.[8]
Aikido career
Shioda began training under the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, in 1932.[1] His training as an uchi-deshi (live-in student) under Ueshiba continued for eight years.[1][4][9][10] Shioda was a small man, standing at around 5' 1" to 5' 2" (155–157 cm) and weighing around 102 lb. to 108 lb. (46–49 kg).[2][3]
Shioda graduated from Takushoku University, where he went to class with Judo master Masahiko Kimura and Kyokushin Karate founder Mas Oyama, in 1941, and was posted to administrative positions in China, Taiwan, and Borneo during World War II.[1] In one incident in China,[11] he was drinking in a bar with an army friend in Shanghai when the friend got into an argument with a local gang member. Three of his fellow gang members came to his assistance. Shioda and his friend were cornered by the gang. In the ensuing fight, Shioda broke the leg of one of the gang members, the arm of another, and stopped another by punching him in the stomach, all using his aikido skills.[11] Shioda later described this incident as his 'aikido enlightenment' and wrote that one could only truly appreciate what aikido was about once one had used it in a life-or-death situation.[11]
Shioda returned to Japan in 1946 and spent several months trying to locate his family on Kyushu.[3] He rejoined Ueshiba for a month of intensive training, but was forced to dedicate the next few years to earning a living in post-war Japan.[3] He began teaching aikido in 1950.[1] That year, he taught for the company Nihon Kokan at the Asano Shipyards in Yokohama.[3] In 1954, he entered the All Japan Kobudo demonstration, and won the prize for the most outstanding demonstration.[1] This marked a turning point for the growth of aikido. Shioda's performance attracted sponsorship that enabled him to build an aikido dōjō (training hall).[7]
Two years after establishing the Yoshinkan style of aikido, Shioda began a close working association with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
In 1955, Shioda founded the Yoshinkan style of aikido,[1] which emphasizes self-defense applications.[12] The name "Yoshinkan" was the name Shioda's father had used for his own judo dōjō.[13] According to biographer Stanley Pranin, this separation from his master's school has been little understood.[7] Pranin notes that Ueshiba's school independently recovered later on, so that "there never occurred a formal split between the two organizations despite their rather different approaches to aikido. The two groups simply evolved independently while maintaining more or less cordial ties."[7]
In an interview with Andy Adams for Black Belt magazine, Shioda said, "I don't really feel that I broke away from the mainstream of aikido since there was nothing to break away from back then. Ueshiba sensei (the late Morihei Ueshiba, founder of aikido) was farming, his son Kisshomaru was working for some company, and the sensei's aikido dōjō at Iwama in Ibaragi Prefecture was being rented out as a dance hall" (p. 34).[3] Speaking about that same period, Moriteru Ueshiba said, "there was not yet much activity at the Hombu Dojo. For a time my father [Kisshomaru Ueshiba] was actually in Iwama instead ... starting around 1949, he worked for about seven years at a company called Osaka Shoji. He had no other choice. Even if you have a dojo, you can't make a living if nobody is coming to train, which was largely the case after the war. So, he took a job as an ordinary company employee during the day and taught only in the mornings and evenings."[14]
In 1957, Shioda developed the Senshusei course, an intensive aikido training program,[15] for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.[1] In 1961, Ueshiba promoted Shioda to the rank of 9th dan.[1] In 1973, Shioda sent Takashi Kushida, one of his most senior students, to introduce Yoshinkan aikido to the United States of America.[11]
Later life
In 1983, Shioda received the 'Hanshi' rank from the Kokusai Budoin-International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF), followed by the rank of 10th dan from IMAF in 1985.[1] In 1990, together with his son Yasuhisa Shioda, he established the International Yoshinkan Aikido Federation.[1][8] That same year, he established the international Senshusei program to develop Yoshinkan Aikido instructors across the world.[1]
Shioda died on July 17, 1994.[1] He wrote a few books on his martial art: Dynamic Aikido (1968, published in paperback format in 1977),[16] Total Aikido: The master course (1997, co-authored, published posthumously),[17] and Aikido Shugyo: Harmony in confrontation (2002, published posthumously).[11] Shioda viewed aikido as being "not a sport but a budo. Either you defeat your opponent or he defeats you. You cannot complain that he did not follow the rules. You have to overcome your opponent in a way appropriate to each situation."[13]
See also
- Aikido styles
References
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Shioda Gozo – the Founder of Yoshinkan Aikido
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Shioda Gozo
Soke Shioda Gozo was born in 1915, the son of a renowned medical doctor. From the age of 18 he studied aikido under Morihei Ueshiba Sensei, the founder of Aikido. For a period of eight years he dedicated himself solely to the practice of aikido and as a result developed and eventually mastered the art himself. Even as a student he displayed the clear cut technique and extraordinary vigour he displayed in the latter years of his life.
The tremendous interest shown in aikido since the war probably dates back to 1954 when, under the auspices of the Life Extension Society, an exhibition of Japanese martial arts was organized in Tokyo. Many masters of Japanese budo participated. Soke Shioda Gozo’s outstanding performance resulted in his attaining first prize. The following year, with the support of many sponsors, the first Aikido Yoshinkan was established and Soke Shioda Gozo was placed in charge.
Yoshinkan Aikido was first taught in the Tsukudo Hachiman area of Tokyo and from there spread to Yoyogi, Koganei, and eventually Kamiochiai, Shinjuku where the present Honbu Dojo now stands.
Shioda Gozo with Mike Tyson
Yoshinkan Aikido is taught nationally in the Education Department, Police Department and to the general public. There are approcimately 100 schools throughout Japan. Yoshinkan Aikido is also taught internationally and is firmly based in many countries. Dignitaries who have visited the honbu dojo include Robert Kennedy and his wife in 1962, Princess Alexandra from England in 1962 and Crown Prince Hironomiya of Japan in May 1987. These all met Soke Shioda Gozo and watched his demonstrations.
Shioda Gozo with his students
In 1989 Soke Shioda Gozo, with the assistance of his son Shioda Yasuhisa, Dr. Fred Haynes, Mr. Mark Baker and Mr. Jacques Payet, began to work towards the creation of the International Yoshinkai Aikido Federation (IYAF). There was a direct need for a federation as the hierarchical structure of Yoshinkan in each country was causing a stagnation. Through the creation of the federation the honbu dojo could designate instructors directly. These instructors could have a direct link with the honbu dojo, strengthening the relationship between individuals and the honbu dojo and thus freeing the information flow.
By 1990, the IYAF was fully established by Soke Shioda Gozo.
On the 17th of July, 1994, Soke Shioda Gozo passed away at the age of 78. He gave to all the dynamic art of Yoshinkan Aikido coupled with a clear effective teaching method, which if practiced with the correct spirit, should ensure the continued growth of strong Yoshinkan technique into the future.
Biography
Born September 9th 1915 Tokyo, Yotsuya 1932 Began training under Morihei Ueshiba Sensei 1941 Graduated from university. Assigned to an administrative position during WW2. Was posted to China, Taiwan and Borneo. 1946 Returned to Japan 1950 Began teaching Aikido 1954 Entered the All Japan Kobudo demonstration and won prize for the most outstanding demonstration. 1955 Established Aikido Yoshinkan 1957 Developed Senshusei program for The Tokyo Metropolitan Police. 1961 Received 9th dan from Morihei Ueshiba Sensei. 1983 Received the rank of Hanshi from the International Budo Federation 1985 Received 10th dan from the International Budo Federation 1988 Was recognized for service to aikido by the International Budo Federation 1990 Established the International Yoshinkan Aikido Federation (IYAF) together with his son Yasuhisa Shioda. 1990 Established the International Senshusei program to help develop International Yoshinkan Instructors. 2008 Yasuhisa Shioda established the AYF, Aikido Yoshinkai Foundation, to unite the Domestic and International Communities of Yoshinkan Aikido in memory of his father’s dream. Passed away on July 17th 1994
Gozo Shioda (Yoshinkan Founder)
Aikido Yoshinkan and Gozo Shioda Sensei
Yoshinkan
Aikido began in 1955 at a Dojo in Tsukudo-Hachiman, Shinjuku Tokyo. Now, the headquarters (Honbu Dojo) is located in Kami-Ochiai, Shinjuku Tokyo.
The All Japan Yoshinkan Aikido Federation and International Yoshinkan Aikido Federation were founded in 1990. All of these organizations contribute to the spread of Yoshinkan Aikido not only in Japan, but all around the world.
Throughout the history of Yoshinkan Aikido, many prestigious people have visited Honbu Dojo. These have included Mike Tyson, the past US Senator Robert Kennedy with his Wife in 1962, Prince and Princess Hitachinomiya in 1965, and Princess Alexandra in 1965. The current Emperor also visited in 1987 spending a long time meeting with Shioda Gozo Kancho privately and observing a special demonstration. There have also been many other famous visitors from around world who have enjoyed viewing Yoshinkan demonstrations.
Gozo Shioda Sensei was born in 1915. His farther, Dr. Seiichi Shioda was known as a famous doctor and a patriot. Gozo was his second son.
When Gozo Shioda sensei was 18, he became a student of Morihei Ueshiba Sensei (O-Sensei), the Founder of Aikido. He spent 8 years with Ueshiba Sensei, dedicating his life to follow his Sensei and mastering Aikido.
After World War II in 1954, the Life Extension Society held an All Japan Martial Arts exhibition, where Gozo Shioda's demonstration was highly praised and he received the highest award. This was a very important event because Aikido was noticed by Japanese society.
People rapidly became interested in Aikido.
After 1 year from the Exhibition, Japanese business leaders supported Gozo Sensei to establish Aikido Yoshin-kai, and The Yoshinkan Dojo.
Gozo Shioda Sensei worked hard throughout his life spreading and developing Aikido for 40 years since the founding of Yoshinkan. On June 17th, 1994, after medical treatment, he peacefully passed away.
Shioda Gozo's Yoshinkan Aikido has been passed on to many instructors, who are now trying hard to spread Yoshinkan Aikido all over the world, with many.
