is a Japanese master of aikido. He is a grandson of Morihei Ueshiba, founder of aikido, and son of

Kisshomaru Ueshiba was a prominent Japanese master of aikido.Pranin, S. A. (''c.'' 2009)Encyclopedia of Aikido: Ueshiba, Kisshomaru Retrieved on March 1, 2010. He was the son of Morihei Ueshiba, founder of aikido, and became the international leader of aikido after ...

. Ueshiba is the third and current ''

Doshu was a Provinces of Japan, province of Japan in the area of southern Shikoku.Louis-Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Tosa''" in . Tosa bordered on Awa Province (Tokushima), Awa to the northeast, and Iyo Province, Iyo to the no ...

'' (hereditary head) of the

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Biography

Ueshiba was born on April 2, 1951, in Tokyo, Japan.Pranin, S. A. (''c.'' 2009)
The Encyclopedia of Aikido: Ueshiba, Moriteru
Retrieved on February 28, 2010.
Retrieved on February 28, 2010. 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 orihei Ueshiba'slegacy for the future."Kitaura, Y. (2004)
Interview with Doshu
''The Kiai'', 10(1):1–2. In 1976, Ueshiba graduated from

Meiji Gakuin University is a Christian university in Tokyo and Yokohama that was established in 1863. The Reverend Dr. James Curtis Hepburn was one of its founders and served as the first president. The novelist and poet Shimazaki Toson graduated from this colleg ...

with a degree in economics. In 1996, he assumed the position of '' Dojocho'' (director/owner) of Aikikai Hombu Dojo. In 1997, he visited Ireland.Irish Aikido Federation: Ireland Aikikai
Retrieved on March 11, 2010. He assumed the title of ''Doshu'' on January 4, 1999, following the death of his father, Kisshomaru Ueshiba. In January 2006, as part of Aiki-Kai Australia's 40th anniversary, Ueshiba visited and taught in Australia.Aikido Australia: 40th Anniversary issue
(2006). Retrieved on March 14, 2010. Ueshiba wrote the books ''Best Aikido: The fundamentals'' (2002, co-authored with his father

),Ueshiba, K., & Ueshiba, M. (2002): ''Best Aikido: The fundamentals''. Tokyo: Kodansha. () ''The Aikido master course: Best Aikido 2'' (2003),Ueshiba, M. (2003): ''The Aikido master course: Best Aikido 2''. Tokyo: Kodansha. () and ''Progressive Aikido: The essential elements'' (2005).Ueshiba, M. (2005): ''Progressive Aikido: The essential elements''. Kodansha. () Following the '' iemoto'' system, he is expected to be succeeded as ''Doshu'' by his son Mitsuteru Ueshiba.

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46th All Japan Aikido Demonstration Program, featuring Moriteru Ueshiba
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