KIYOYUKI TERADA – AIKIDO

Aikido – Kiyoyuki TERADA

TERADA Kiyoyuki was born in 1922 in Nagasaki. He trained in many martial arts and distinguished himself in 1937, when he received the title of best judoka of the year after winning a judo championship. He entered Shidojuku University in 1941 and met SHIODA Gozo. Together, they founded Aikido Yoshinkan in 1955. Master TERADA gave many seminars throughout the world (Canada, Australia, Brazil, Russia, England, …) during his life and in 2008, he becomes the first person to receive a 10th dan from the Yoshinkan Foundation.