Seigo Yamaguchi
Seigo Yamaguchi ( Japanese 山口 清 吾 , Yamaguchi Seigo ; born April 13, 1924 in Fukuoka Prefecture ; † January 24, 1996 in Tokyo ) was a high-ranking Japanese Shihan of Aikido , who held the 9th Dan of Aikikai .
Life
In his youth, Yamaguchi practiced kendo and kenjutsu . In 1943 he was drafted into military service. At the age of 27 he started to practice Aikido with Ueshiba Morihei . In 1958 he went to Burma , returned to Japan in 1960, where he taught in Aikikai Honbu Dōjō . Since 1977 he has also traveled to other countries to spread Aikido. He had a large following, especially in France. Important students are z. B. Christian Tissier , Philippe Gouttard, Gerhard Walter , Seishirō Endō and Yoshinobu Takeda. Masatoshi Yasuno, Takeshi Yamashima, Sobue Mitsuru, Atsushi Mimuro, Franck Noël, Bernhard Palmier, William Gleason.
Web links
- Entry on Seigo Yamaguchi ( Memento of November 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) in the Encyclopedia of Aikido.
- Entry on Seigo Yamaguchi in AikidoInfo.
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. Article Yoshinobu Takeda ( November 2, 2013 memento in the Internet Archive ) in the Encyclopedia of Aikido
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yamaguchi, Seigo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 山口 清 吾 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese Shihan of Aikido |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fukuoka Prefecture |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 1996 |
| Place of death | Tokyo |