Hirokazu Kobayashi (other)
Hirokazu Kobayashi is the name of: *Hirokazu Kobayashi (aikidoka) (1929–1998), Japanese aikido teacher and student of the founder of aikido Morihei Ueshiba *Hirokazu Kobayashi (figure skater) Hirokazu Kobayashi is the name of: *Hirokazu Kobayashi (aikidoka) (1929–1998), Japanese aikido teacher and student of the founder of aikido Morihei Ueshiba *Hirokazu Kobayashi (figure skater) Hirokazu Kobayashi is the name of: * Hirokazu Kobayas ...

Hirokazu Kobayashi (aikidoka)
(February 14, 1929 – August 28, 1998) was a Japanese aikido teacher and student of the founder of aikido Morihei Ueshiba. In 1970, at the age of 41, he was awarded 8th dan rank. He is the initiator of Kobayashi aikido (国際合気道研修会小林裕和派). Early life and the Pacific War Already by the age of 7 years, Kobayashi was studying karate, kendo and judo. At 15, he was stationed as a kamikaze pilot on an aircraft carrier. When it came to his deployment, a technical defect prevented his airplane from joining his flight. The remaining members of his flight died. Before he could come to the next "last deployment", the aircraft carrier was torpedoed by a submarine and sank. Kobayashi was one of the few survivors. After staying in the water for as long as four days with bad injuries, he was rescued. He had held fast during the entire time to wood planks and barrels. Aikido In 1946 his karate teacher gave him a recommendation letter for Morihei Ueshiba. With this let ...
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