Yoroku Ueshiba 植芝与六

(16 November 1844-2 January 1920). Father of Morihei UESHIBA, founder of aikido. Prosperous landowner who engaged in fishing and lumber trades. Member of TANABE and Nishinotani village councils from 1892-1910. Visited Hokkaido together with Zenzo INOUE (father of Yoichiro INOUE) while his son was living in SHIRATAKI village and met Sokaku TAKEDA.

Josh Gold

Executive Editor of Aikido Journal, CEO of Budo Accelerator, and Chief Instructor of Ikazuchi Dojo.

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