Mochizuki Minoru

Mochizuki, around 1930

Mochizuki Minoru ( Japanese 望月 稔 ; born April 11, 1907 in the Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka ; † May 30, 2003 ) is the founder of Yoseikan Budo .

He came from a family with a tradition of martial arts, so he was confronted with martial arts at an early age. His martial arts career began with Gyokushin Jiu Jitsu at the age of six . At the age of 19 he joined the Kōdōkan and learned judo . Because of his talent, Mochizuki was sent from Kanō Jigorō to Ueshiba Morihei . In Shizuoka Mochizuki opened his own dōjō in 1931. There he taught Aikidō , Judo, Karate and Katori-Shinto-Ryū . Mochizuki was the first to show aikidō in Europe. In 1951 Mochizuki traveled to France , where he taught judo and aikido. In his final years he lived and taught in France with his son Hiroo .

Mochizuki Minoru has graduations in several Budō arts: 10th Dan Aikidō ( IMAF ), 9th Dan Jiu Jitsu , 8th Dan Iaijutsu , 8th Dan Judo , 5th Dan Kendō , 5th Dan Karate .

literature

• Werner Lind : The dictionary of martial arts. China, Japan, Okinawa, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, India, Mongolia, Philippines, Taiwan, etc. Sportverlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-328-00838-1 , ( Edition BSK ).

Web links

• Yoseikan Budo

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Mochizuki is the family name, Minoru the first name.