was a
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aikido
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and
judo
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teacher and the Second Director of
Japan Aikido Association after the death of
Kenji Tomiki
was a Japanese martial artist who specialized in aikido and judo family of martial arts. He was a pedagogue of martial arts theory (武道論, Budo-ron). He is the founder of Japan Aikido Association and the ''competitive aikido'' (aikido kyogi) ...
.
He was born as Hideo Tozawa in a village called Nakagawa in
Akita prefecture. In 1936, he adopted his wife's name upon marriage in deference to her fame as a young teacher of the Japanese harp.
The year 1931 was pivotal for Hideo Ohba. He was awarded 2nd
dan
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in
judo
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, met Kenji Tomiki and was called up to serve in the military which he did with distinction. His professional and personal relationship with Kenji Tomiki became very close. He was awarded 5th dan in judo in 1933. From 1940 he was teaching judo at Kenkoku University in
Manchukuo.
In 1942 he was awarded 5th dan by
Morihei Ueshiba
was a Japanese martial artist and founder of the martial art of aikido. He is often referred to as "the founder" or , "Great Teacher/Old Teacher (old as opposed to ''waka (young) sensei'')".
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, the founder of aikido, who used him as
uke
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during the budo festival on the 10th anniversary of the foundation of Manchukuo. It was during this demonstration that he gained notoriety by attacking Ueshiba for real. He is quoted as saying Ueshiba was a little stiff but he knew then he was in the presence of a true master.
The following year he was awarded 6th dan in aikido, his 6th dan in judo was awarded in 1950.
During the 60's Hideo Ohba lead the effort for the creation of many of the
koryu (old school) no
kata forms from dai-ichi (first) to dai-roku (sixth) in order to work on techniques for demonstrations and other purposes (i.e. preservation, self-defense) other than
randori
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. After his initial organization he presented his work to Kenji Tomiki who gave advice and corrections which was added to the kata.
In 1978 he was awarded 9th dan by the Japan Aikido Association. He was also considered adept at
kendo,
naginata
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and
iai.
In February 1986, Ohba died. After his death Fusae Tomiki (Kenji Tomiki's widow) became the 3rd Chairman of the Japan Aikido Association
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References
Sources
Aikido Journal Encyclopedia entry for Hideo OhbaAikido Journal Encyclopedia Article on Hideo Ohba
written by Fumiaki Shishida (Part 1)
Aikido Journal Encyclopedia Article on Hideo Ohba
written by Fumiaki Shishida (Part 2)
Further reading
It had to be felt on Hideo Ohba
written by Eddy Wolput
External links
Hideo Ohba on Suwari WazaHideo Ohba demo for the BBCHideo Ohba: Basics and VariationsNito and gyaku gamae Ohba senseiHideo Ohba Teaching
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Japanese aikidoka
Japanese male judoka
1910 births
1986 deaths
Shodokan Aikido