Nobuyoshi Tamura, aikido sensei
Nobuyoshi Tamura (田村 信義) was born on 1933-03-02 in Osaka, Japan. His father was a kendo teacher. Tamura entered the Aikikai Hombu Dojo around 1953 as an uchi-deshi (live-in student) of aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba. He was one of Ueshiba's favorite pupils and since 1964 has greatly contributed to the development of aikido in Europe and France in particular. He is the National Technical Director (DTN) of the FFAB (French Federation of Aikido and Budo). He currently holds the rank of 8th dan, and the title of Shihan. He has trained many others instructors throughout various countries mainly in Western Europe but also in different countries around the world. In 1999, he received the medal of "Chevalier de l'ordre National du Mérite" from the French government. Tamura has published several books on aikido (in French). His dojo (Shumeikan Dojo) is located in the village of Bras (Var, France)..
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuyoshi_Tamura
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