Personal information | |
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Born |
1938 Japan |
Occupation | Judoka |
Sport | |
Sport | Tomiki Aikido, judo |
Rank | 10th Dan Black belt in jujutsu 9th Dan Black belt in judo |
Club | Kokushi Budo Institute |
Nobuyoshi Higashi (born 1938) [1] is a Japanese American teacher of Tomiki Aikido, karate, and judo, and the founder of Kokushi-ryu jujutsu. [2] He is a 10th dan in jujutsu, 9th dan in judo, [3] 7th dan in aikido, and 7th dan in karate. [4] His style of aikido includes defenses against knives. [5]
He was a staff member at Kokushikan University in 1960 and later served as an exchange professor in the US. [6] He established the American Tomiki Aikido Alliance in 1976. [6] He became a professor at SUNY Stony Brook. [4] His son Shintaro Higashi is a world-class competitor and national champion in judo. [2]
Higashi arrived in the United States in 1964 in an effort to teach Judo and Tomiki Aikido in the United States. [2] [6] He runs the Kokushi Budo Institute, located in the basement of the New York Buddhist Church. [2] The school is a branch of Kokushikan University, and was started in 1963. He is the founder of Kokushi-ryu jujutsu, [4] which he founded in 1965. [7] [8]
The school is a registered school with USA Judo and Team USA. [9]
Higashi is the author of a number of books, including Koryu Aikido (1999), Kokushi-Ryu Jujutsu (1995), Aikido: Tradition and New Tomiki Free Fighting Method (1989), Basic Judo (1984), Karate-Do (1983). [10] Additionally, he authored the DVDs Professor Nobuyoshi Higashi - Judo Grappling Series #1 [11] and #2. [12]
Personal information | |
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Born |
1938 Japan |
Occupation | Judoka |
Sport | |
Sport | Tomiki Aikido, judo |
Rank | 10th Dan Black belt in jujutsu 9th Dan Black belt in judo |
Club | Kokushi Budo Institute |
Nobuyoshi Higashi (born 1938) [1] is a Japanese American teacher of Tomiki Aikido, karate, and judo, and the founder of Kokushi-ryu jujutsu. [2] He is a 10th dan in jujutsu, 9th dan in judo, [3] 7th dan in aikido, and 7th dan in karate. [4] His style of aikido includes defenses against knives. [5]
He was a staff member at Kokushikan University in 1960 and later served as an exchange professor in the US. [6] He established the American Tomiki Aikido Alliance in 1976. [6] He became a professor at SUNY Stony Brook. [4] His son Shintaro Higashi is a world-class competitor and national champion in judo. [2]
Higashi arrived in the United States in 1964 in an effort to teach Judo and Tomiki Aikido in the United States. [2] [6] He runs the Kokushi Budo Institute, located in the basement of the New York Buddhist Church. [2] The school is a branch of Kokushikan University, and was started in 1963. He is the founder of Kokushi-ryu jujutsu, [4] which he founded in 1965. [7] [8]
The school is a registered school with USA Judo and Team USA. [9]
Higashi is the author of a number of books, including Koryu Aikido (1999), Kokushi-Ryu Jujutsu (1995), Aikido: Tradition and New Tomiki Free Fighting Method (1989), Basic Judo (1984), Karate-Do (1983). [10] Additionally, he authored the DVDs Professor Nobuyoshi Higashi - Judo Grappling Series #1 [11] and #2. [12]