Kisaburo Osawa

Born in Kumagaya, Saitama prefecture, Japan, he started practicing judo at the age of 17 in order to fortify his body. In 1939 he was introduced to Morihei Ueshiba and entered the Aikikai (Kobukan at the time).^[1]

He became one of the most important and influential aikido teachers during the 1950s to 1970s, being the director of the Aikikai Hombu Dojo for many years until 1986 when he was replaced by Morihei's grandson and present dōshu, Moriteru Ueshiba. He held the rank of 9th dan.^[1]

His son, Hayato Osawa (b. 1951) is currently a prominent Aikikai Hombu Dojo shihan holding the rank of 8th dan.^[3]

One of his most prominent students is Katsuyuki Shimamoto, who holds the rank of 8th dan.^[4]

• Kisaburo Osawa
• Kisaburo Osawa entry in Stanley Pranin's Encyclopedia of Aikido at the Wayback Machine (archived November 29, 2014)
• Current list of Aikikai Hombu Dojo instructors at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2019^(Calendar))

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