is the name given to a
dojo
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built in November 1931 in
Shizuoka,
Japan
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.
The Dojo
The brother and friends of Master
Minoru Mochizuki
was a Japanese martial artist who founded the dojo Yoseikan. He was a 10th dan in Aikido, 9th dan in Jujutsu, 8th dan in Iaido, 8th dan in Judo, 8th dan in Kobudo, 5th dan in Kendo, 5th dan in Karate, and a 5th dan in Jojutsu.
Mochizuki was ...
built this dojo for him while he was recovering from
pleurisy and
pulmonary tuberculosis. When the dojo was built, a friend of the Mochizuki family (a
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teacher) called it Yōseikan. Mochizuki immediately adopted the name since it means "the place to cultivate truth/righteousness". It reflected his teacher's ideals and it reinforced the positive attitude of "Mutual welfare and prosperity" he had always promoted. The official opening of the dojo was held in November 1931 and many dignitaries from Tokyo, including
Morihei Ueshiba, Admiral
Isamu Takeshita, and General Makoto Miura attended.
Minoru Mochizuki (1907-2003) by Stanley Pranin
It had to be rebuilt after World War II during which it was burnt down.
The Yōseikan served as the centre for many martial arts
in Shizuoka until the 1970s. The martial arts taught at the dojo included Aikido, Judo, Karate
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, and Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu. In the 1970s it became the home to Mochizuki's composite martial art, Yoseikan Budo
is the name given to a dojo built in November 1931 in Shizuoka Prefecture, Shizuoka, Japan.
The Dojo
The brother and friends of Master Minoru Mochizuki built this dojo for him while he was recovering from pleurisy and pulmonary tuberculosis. Whe ...
. The Yōseikan building is currently home to the International Budo Seifukai Federation
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The Yōseikan dojo is located at Mukoshikiji 846, Shizuoka-shi, Japan.
See also
*Yoseikan Budo
is the name given to a dojo built in November 1931 in Shizuoka Prefecture, Shizuoka, Japan.
The Dojo
The brother and friends of Master Minoru Mochizuki built this dojo for him while he was recovering from pleurisy and pulmonary tuberculosis. Whe ...
*Yoseikan Aikido
Yoseikan Aikido (養正館合気道 ''Yoseikan Aikidō'') is the aikido taught at the Yoseikan Dojo in Shizuoka, Japan, under the direction of Minoru Mochizuki (望月 稔 ''Mōchizuki Minoru'', 1907–2003).
Mochizuki was a direct student of ai ...
*Yoseikan Karate
Yoseikan Karate (養正館空手) or Yoseikan Ryu Karate (養正館流空手) is the name given to the variant of Shotokan Karate taught at the Yoseikan Dojo in Shizuoka, Japan, under the direction of Minoru Mochizuki (望月 稔 ''Mōchizu ...
References
External links
Yoseikan Hombu DojoYoseikan World FederationYoseikan Budo IranInternational Yoseikan Budo Federation (Yoseikan Aikido)Seifukai, formerly Yoseikan Dojo in Shizuoka, Japan
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