Mitsuteru Ueshiba, Date of Birth

    

Mitsuteru Ueshiba

Japanese aikidoka

Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1981

Profession: aikidoka

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Mitsuteru Ueshiba

  • Mitsuteru Ueshiba (???? Ueshiba Mitsuteru, born 1981) is the son of the current Aikido Doshu, Moriteru Ueshiba.
  • In keeping with the iemoto system, he is expected to succeed his father as Doshu.
  • He is the great-grandson of Morihei Ueshiba, the Aikido founder. From April 2012, he has been the acting-dojocho of the Aikikai Hombu Dojo. Mitsuteru Ueshiba is referred to as Waka-sensei (???); this term was applied to Moriteru Ueshiba when the second Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba was still alive.
  • Literally, Waka means “young”, however in this case the term of “Waka” refers to the “successor” (???), the person that will continue after his father (in this case Doshu).

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