Hiroshi Tada
Japanese aikidoka (born 1929)
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Hiroshi Tada (多田 宏, Tada Hiroshi) (born December 14, 1929) is a Japanese aikido teacher holding the rank of 9th dan in the Aikikai.[2][4]
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Japan
Gichin Funakoshi[1]
Nakamura Tempu[2][3]
Morihei Ueshiba[2][3]
| Hiroshi Tada | |
|---|---|
Tada performing at the 53rd All Japan Aikido Demonstration | |
| Born | December 14, 1929 Japan |
| Native name | 多田 宏 Tada Hiroshi |
| Style | Aikido Aikikai |
| Trainer | in alphabetical order: Gichin Funakoshi[1] Nakamura Tempu[2][3] Morihei Ueshiba[2][3] |
| Rank | 9th dan Aikikai |
| Other information | |
| Occupation | shihan |
| Notable students | Masatomi Ikeda[2] |
Born in Tokyo within a former Samurai family with roots from Tsushima Island, Tada first studied his family's style of archery (Heki-Ryū Chikurin-ha Ban-pa) under his father in the family's house in Jiyūgaoka.[1] He then became a member of the Waseda University karate club before starting training in aikido at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo under aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba in March 1950.[1] He was dispatched to Rome, Italy, in 1964 where he established the Italian Dojo Centrale in 1967,[2] and the national association Aikikai d'Italia in 1970.[5] He returned to Japan in 1971 to resume teaching at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo.[6]
To supplement aikido training, he has developed a system of breathing and meditative exercises called ki no renma (気の錬磨, cultivation of ki) based largely on the teachings of Nakamura Tempu and the Ichikukai Dojo.[2][7]