Traditional Aikido Iwama School Lineage

Morihei UESHIBA  Sensei (1883-1969)

O'sensei  (High teacher), the founder of Aikido studied different martial arts, Daito Ryu Jujitsu and Kashima Shinto Ryu. Then, he developed Aikido. He retired in Iwama, in the Ibaraki prefecture by 1942, before "Aikido" was formally used. During the next  27 years, O'Sensei improved again and again his art by consolidating the techniques and the spiritual philosophy of Aikido.

Morihiro SAITO Sensei (1928-2002)

Having spent 24 years at the side of the founder, Morihiro SAITO Sensei, 9th Dan, is the one who studied the longest under O Sensei's guidance. He was the only true Aikido weapons specialist and his way of teaching the use of these weapons has become the benchmark for the whole world. Equally an incomparable expert with bare hand techniques, Sensei  SAITO emphasised the relationship between these two forms of training, respecting as he did the true basics of Aikido created by UESHIBA Sensei.

Michael Field Sensei , 5th Dan Iwama Ryu (1998) 4th Dan Iwama Ryu Ken Jo, is the head full time professional instructor at Field Aikido. Michael studied Aikido under Morihiro Saito Sensei 9th Dan Aikikai, while living in Japan at the Iwama Dojo 1979 - 1982, April 1987, April 1994, April/May 1995, July 1996 & March 1999.          www.martial .com.au

                     James Sowerby,  4th Dan Iwama Ryu Tai Jitsu, 4th Dan Ken Jo.

                         Student of Micheal Field Sensei since 1998 and Instructor at Seikatsu Aikido.

 

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4th generation student from the founder of Aikido.