List of aikidoka
This is a list of famous and well-known aikido practitioners sorted by area of primary residence.
Direct students of Morihei Ueshiba are marked with an asterisk*
Japan
The Ueshiba family
- Morihei Ueshiba – founder of Aikido, often referred to as Ōsensei.
- Kisshomaru Ueshiba – son of founder, second Dōshu*
- Moriteru Ueshiba – son of Kisshomaru, third and current Dōshu*
- Mitsuteru Ueshiba – son of Moriteru and presumed successor
Non-Japanese in Japan
South East Asia
South America
Literature
- Pranin, Stanley A, ed. Aikido masters: prewar students of Morihei Ueshiba. Tokyo: Aiki News. 1993. This volume contains 14 in-depth interviews with direct participants in the early days of Aikido
- Stone, John and Meyer, Ron Aikido in America North Atlantic Books 1995. Interviews limited to 13 aikidoists in the United States from 1990 to 1994; not meant to be comprehensive, Japanese teachers not covered. Editors were primarily interested in how Americans have responded to, changed, and expanded Aikido in the United States.
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