The Aikido Federation of South Africa. ASA Affiliated Dojo's - WESTERN CAPE. Aikido Cape Town. O sensei morihei ueshiba. Morihei Ueshiba The Founder Of Aikido. Morihei Ueshiba. Morihei Ueshiba (植芝 盛平, Ueshiba Morihei?
, December 14, 1883 – April 26, 1969) was a famous martial artist and founder of the Japanese martial art of aikido. He is often referred to as "the founder" Kaiso (開祖?) Or Ōsensei (大先生/翁先生?) , "Great Teacher". Takeda Sōkaku. Takeda Sōkaku (武田 惣角?
, October 10, 1859 – April 25, 1943) was known as the founder of a school of jujutsu known as Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu.[1] Life[edit] Born in the Aizu domain (Fukushima Prefecture),[2] Sōkaku grew up in a time of war (Boshin) and civil strife and was able to witness both first hand while still a young boy. The second son of Takeda Sōkichi, a samurai of the Takeda clan who worked his farm and taught at a local school and Tomi Kurokochi, a daughter of Dengoro Kurokochi,[3] a Yari and Kenjutsu master. It is believed that Sōkaku received his first martial arts training from his father who had a dojo on their property.[4] Sōkichi was apparently expert in the use of both sword and spear, and had once been a sumo wrestler of ozeki rank.