Our practice (KEIKO) is led by Shuji Kitamura, our chief instructor.
Fumio Mori 6th Dan, Fumitaka Kobayashi 5th Dan and Takeo Matsuura 4th Dan
also teaches by turns as instructors. Toshihiro Aoyagi, 6th Dan has been
invited to SHUWAKAI as KYAKU-IN SHIDOU-IN (a guest instructor) who practiced
with Shuji Kitamura at KDD for many years.
Fumio Mori (6th Dan)
In the year of 1970, Mori started practicing Aikido in a club activity at high school.
During 1970 thru 1977, he practiced under Kobayashi sensei, Izumi sensei at Buikukai.
He was promoted to first Dan in 1972.
During 1977 thru 1985, he practiced under Tanaka
sensei and promoted to 2nd Dan in 1979 and 3rd Dan in 1981.
He began attending Hombu
in 1982 while practicing under Tanaka sensei, Osaka Aikikai and got 4th Dan in 1983.
From 2002 thru 2004, he practiced under Iwagaki sensei at Nabari branch
of Shinbukan. He has been practicing at Tokyo Aikido Shuwakai and awarded
6th Dan in 2018.
Toshihiro Aoyagi (6th Dan)
He started Aikido in June, 1976 at then KDD Aikido club under the coach of Iwagaki sensei.
He was awarded fist Dan in September 1978. And then Waka sensei now Doushu Moriteru Ueshiba began teaching Aikido at then KDD Aikido club as a coach in August 1979 and Sugawara sensei, Hombu turned to be a coach for the club in 1991.
He became a member of then Kashiwa Aikido Federation now Kashiwa Aikikai in January 1997.
KDDI Aikido club started the joint Keiko with Aikido Shinbukan Tokyo Branch, now Tokyo Aikido Shuwakai in November 2002 where he has been coaching as a guest instructor.
He was awarded 6th Dan in January 2017 at the ceremony in Hombu Kagamihiraki
(Keiko on the first day of the year at Hombu Dojyo)
Fumitaka Kobayashi (5th Dan)
In the year of 1994, he joined Aikido Club at KDD of his workplace and practiced under supervision of Sugawara Shihan, Aikido Hombu.
From 1996 thru 2000, practised at Shousenji Dojyo, Toyonaka, Osaka under supervision of Shimamoto Shihan.
From 2000 upto now, he has been practicing in Tokyo Aikido Shuwakai and Aikido Hombu Dojyo.
He received 1st Dan in January 2001, 4th Dan in December 2009 and 5th Dan in January 2015.
Takeo Matsuura (Associate Instructor 4th Dan)
He received the Keiko from Mr. Shimamoto Shihan at Senshouji Dojyo in Toyonaka, Osaka for 6 years. He was awared 1st Dan 2003. He received the Keiko from Kitamura Shihan at Tokyo Aikido Shinbukan from 2006 for 2 years and then has continued the Keiko at Tokyo Aikido Shuwakai and Aikido Honbu Dojyo until now. He was awarded 4th Dan March, 2015.