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Morihei Ueshiba was a Martial artist and founder of Aikido. Known as O Sensei ("Great
Teacher") by Aikidokas.
Born December 14th, 1883, in Wakayama Prefecture (now Tanabe), Japan.
Died April 26th, 1969.
Morihei Ueshiba's Art of Aikido is heavily influenced by his study of
Daito-ryu Aiki-jutsu which he was instructed in by Takeda Sokaku. On the
spiritual side he was influenced by Deguchi Onisaburo, founder of the
pacifistic Omoto-kyo sect. In 1927 master Ueshiba moved to Tokyo where he
founded his first dojo, which still exists today under the name Hombu dojo.
In 1942 he left Tokyo and moved to the prefecture of Iwama where the term
Aikido was first used as a name for his art.
His son Kisshomaru Ueshiba became the second Doshu, the official heir and
maintainer of Aikido, until his death in January 4th, 1999; the current
Doshu is Kisshomaru Ueshiba's son Moriteru Ueshiba.
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