Koretoshi Maruyama
Koretoshi Maruyama ( Japanese丸山 維敏, Maruyama Koretoshi ; born October 5, 1936 in Tokyo ) is a high-ranking Japanese Aikidō teacher .
As a schoolboy he started out with boxing , wrestling and judo (where he made it to 1st dan ). From 1957 he practiced Aikidō and was Uchi-Deshi in Aikikai under Ueshiba Morihei . After completing his degree in economics at Keiō University , he first worked in his father's company, but gave up this activity in 1967 to become a full-time aikidō teacher at Ueshiba.
In 1972 he followed Tōhei Kōichi and became head coach of his Ki no Kenkyukai with the rank of 8th Dan . From 1973 he became the representative of Ki-Aikidō in Hawaii . Koretoshi Maruyama successfully taught Ki-Aikidō all over the world, became the President of Ki no Kenkyukai in 1990 and was the designated successor of Tōhei Kōichi. However, in 1991 he retired unexpectedly in a Zen - monastery back in Saitama. He stayed there until 2001 and developed his Aikidō-Yuishinkai , with the Yuki health system embedded in it .
Books
- Koretoshi Maruyama, Koichi Tohei : Aikido with Ki. Kristkeitz-Verlag, Leimen 1987, ISBN 3-921508-25-8 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maruyama, Koretoshi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 丸山 維敏 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese aikido teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo |