Moriteru Ueshiba

Template:Nihongo is a Japanese teacher of aikido. He is a grandson of Morihei Ueshiba and son of Kisshomaru Ueshiba. Ueshiba is the third and current Dōshu.<ref name="Sensei Aikido">Template:Cite web</ref>

Biography

Ueshiba was born on April 2, 1951, in Tokyo, Japan.<ref name="Pranin2009">Pranin, S. A. (c. 2009): The Encyclopedia of Aikido: Ueshiba, Moriteru Template:Webarchive Retrieved on February 28, 2010.</ref><ref name="AikikaiDoshu">Aikikai Foundation: Doshu chronology Template:Webarchive Retrieved on February 28, 2010.</ref> Recalling his childhood during a 2004 interview, he said, "The first time I wore an Aikido uniform I was in the first grade of elementary school. But my family didn’t force me to do keiko (training) then, I just did it when I felt like it. I started training seriously in my high school years. My intention then was to become a successor to my father, and to preserve Kaiso’s [Morihei Ueshiba's] legacy for the future."<ref name="Kitaura2004">Kitaura, Y. (2004): Interview with Doshu Template:Webarchive The Kiai, 10(1):1–2.</ref>

In 1976, Ueshiba graduated from Meiji Gakuin University with a degree in economics.<ref name="AikikaiDoshu"/> In 1996, he assumed the position of Dojocho (director/owner) of Aikikai Hombu Dojo.<ref name="AikikaiDoshu"/> In 1997, he visited Ireland.<ref>Irish Aikido Federation: Ireland Aikikai Template:Webarchive Retrieved on March 11, 2010.</ref> He assumed the title of Dōshu on January 4, 1999, following the death of his father, Kisshomaru Ueshiba.<ref name="AikikaiDoshu"/> In January 2006, as part of Aiki-Kai Australia's 40th anniversary, Ueshiba visited and taught in Australia.<ref name="AA2006">Aikido Australia: 40th Anniversary issue Template:Webarchive (2006). Retrieved on March 14, 2010.</ref> Also, in 2019 he led a seminar in San Mateo<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> organized by the California Aikido Association.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the New York Aikikai, he held a seminar in Galloway in 2025.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2006, Ueshiba awarded the Anchieta Medal of São Paulo, Brazil. In 2009 he awarded the Order of Friendship from the President of Russia. Also, in 2012 he awarded the Gold Medal of Valencia Polytechnic University in Spain and in 2013 he receives the Medal with Blue Ribbon of Honor from the Emperor of Japan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2025 Dōshu was awarded by Emperor of Japan the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette for the spread and promotion of aikido during the Spring Honors.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Following the iemoto system, he is expected to be succeeded as Dōshu by his son Mitsuteru Ueshiba.

Works

• Best Aikido: The fundamentals (2002, co-authored with Kisshomaru Ueshiba)<ref name="UeshibaUeshiba2002">Ueshiba, K., & Ueshiba, M. (2002)
• Best Aikido: The fundamentals. Tokyo: Kodansha (Template:ISBN)</ref>
• The Aikido master course: Best Aikido 2 (2003)<ref name="Ueshiba2003">Ueshiba, M. (2003): The Aikido master course: Best Aikido 2. Tokyo: Kodansha. (Template:ISBN)</ref>
• Progressive Aikido: The essential elements (2005)<ref name="Ueshiba2005">Ueshiba, M. (2005): Progressive Aikido: The essential elements. Kodansha. (Template:ISBN)</ref>

External links

• 46th All Japan Aikido Demonstration Program, featuring Moriteru Ueshiba