Hiroshi Tada
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Hiroshi Tada | |
Born | December 13, 1929 Japan |
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Residence | Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Aikido teacher |
Title | shihan, 9th dan Aikikai |
Hiroshi Tada (多田 宏, ただ ひろし, Tada Hiroshi) (b. December 13, 1929) is a Japanese aikido teacher holding the rank of 9th dan in the Aikikai.[1][2]
Born in Tokyo, Japan, Tada was a member of the Waseda University karate club before starting training in aikido at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo under aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba. He was dispatched to Rome, Italy in 1964 where he established the Italian "central dojo" around 1966. He returned to Japan in 1973 to resume teaching at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo.
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[edit] Teachers
The following persons have been his most influential teachers:
[edit] Students
These are the most notable of his students:
- Masatomi Ikeda
- Hideki Hosokawa[3]
- Pasquale Aiello[4][5]
- Domenico Zucco[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Tada, Hiroshi by Stanly Pranin. The Encyclopedia of Aikido
- ^ Interview with Hiroshi Tada by Stanly Pranin. Aikido Journal #101, 1994.
- ^ (Italian) Hideki Hosokawa
- ^ (Italian) Pasquale Aiello by Aikikai d'Italia. Italy.
- ^ (Italian) Aikido XXXVI, gennaio 2005: biografie, Pasquale Aiello by Aikikai d'Italia. Italy.
- ^ (Spanish) Maestros by Kishintai Dojo. Bogotá, Colombia.