Moriteru Ueshiba

Template:Nihongo is a Japanese master of aikido. He is a grandson of Morihei Ueshiba, founder of aikido, and son of Kisshomaru Ueshiba. Ueshiba is the third and current Dōshu (hereditary head) of the Aikikai.

Biography

Ueshiba was born on April 2, 1951, in Tokyo, Japan.<ref name="Pranin2009">Pranin, S. A. (c. 2009): The Encyclopedia of Aikido: Ueshiba, Moriteru Template:Webarchive Retrieved on February 28, 2010.</ref><ref name="AikikaiDoshu">Aikikai Foundation: Doshu chronology Template:Webarchive Retrieved on February 28, 2010.</ref> Recalling his childhood during a 2004 interview, he said, "The first time I wore an Aikido uniform I was in the first grade of elementary school. But my family didn’t force me to do keiko (training) then, I just did it when I felt like it. I started training seriously in my high school years. My intention then was to become a successor to my father, and to preserve Kaiso’s [Morihei Ueshiba's] legacy for the future."<ref name="Kitaura2004">Kitaura, Y. (2004): Interview with Doshu Template:Webarchive The Kiai, 10(1):1–2.</ref>

In 1976, Ueshiba graduated from Meiji Gakuin University with a degree in economics.<ref name="AikikaiDoshu"/> In 1996, he assumed the position of Dojocho (director/owner) of Aikikai Hombu Dojo.<ref name="AikikaiDoshu"/> In 1997, he visited Ireland.<ref>Irish Aikido Federation: Ireland Aikikai Template:Webarchive Retrieved on March 11, 2010.</ref> He assumed the title of Dōshu on January 4, 1999, following the death of his father, Kisshomaru Ueshiba.<ref name="AikikaiDoshu"/> In January 2006, as part of Aiki-Kai Australia's 40th anniversary, Ueshiba visited and taught in Australia.<ref name="AA2006">Aikido Australia: 40th Anniversary issue Template:Webarchive (2006). Retrieved on March 14, 2010.</ref>

Ueshiba wrote the books Best Aikido: The fundamentals (2002, co-authored with his father Kisshomaru Ueshiba),<ref name="UeshibaUeshiba2002">Ueshiba, K., & Ueshiba, M. (2002): Best Aikido: The fundamentals. Tokyo: Kodansha. (Template:ISBN)</ref> The Aikido master course: Best Aikido 2 (2003),<ref name="Ueshiba2003">Ueshiba, M. (2003): The Aikido master course: Best Aikido 2. Tokyo: Kodansha. (Template:ISBN)</ref> and Progressive Aikido: The essential elements (2005).<ref name="Ueshiba2005">Ueshiba, M. (2005): Progressive Aikido: The essential elements. Kodansha. (Template:ISBN)</ref>

Following the iemoto system, he is expected to be succeeded as Dōshu by his son Mitsuteru Ueshiba.

External links

• 46th All Japan Aikido Demonstration Program, featuring Moriteru Ueshiba

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