Gozo Shioda
Kancho
Japanese Aikido grandmaster, student of Morihei Ueshiba, and founder of Yoshinkan Aikido.
Quick Facts
Date of Birth9/9/1915
Date of Death7/17/1994
Era20th century
Country of Origin
Japan
JapanRank / Title10th Dan Aikido
Active Years1930s–1994
Biography
Gozo Shioda trained under Aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba. In 1955 he founded Yoshinkan Aikido, a crisp, combative style adopted by Tokyo Metropolitan Police.