Tanabe Shirataki Ayabe Tokyo Iwama Morihei Ueshiba (植芝 盛平, Ueshiba Morihei, December 14, 1883 – April 26, 1969) was a Japanese martial artist and founder...

Kisshomaru Ueshiba (植芝 吉祥丸, Ueshiba Kisshōmaru, June 27, 1921 – January 4, 1999) was a prominent Japanese master of aikido. He was the son of Morihei Ueshiba, founder...

Moriteru Ueshiba (植芝 守央, Ueshiba Moriteru, born April 2, 1951) is a Japanese master of aikido. He is a grandson of Morihei Ueshiba, founder of aikido...

originally developed by Morihei Ueshiba, as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy and religious beliefs. Ueshiba's goal was to create an art...

of aikido, taught first by Morihei Ueshiba (aikido's founder), then further developed by Morihiro Saito, one of Ueshiba's most prominent students. Currently...

and aikido teacher who had a unique relationship with aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba, being both his student in aikido and his teacher in calligraphy. Born...

and such heirs often are referred to as iemoto. Founder (開祖 Kaiso) Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969) originated the art of Aikido. Sometimes referred to as...

father as Dōshu. He is the great-grandson of Morihei Ueshiba, the Aikido founder. From April 2012, Ueshiba is Dojocho of the Aikikai Hombu Dojo, and as...

students of Morihei Ueshiba are marked with an asterisk* Morihei Ueshiba – founder of Aikido, often referred to as Ōsensei. Kisshomaru Ueshiba – son of founder...

style of aikido that was taught in Iwama by the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, and especially the lineage passed on through Morihiro Saito, a close...