NISHIO Shoji
Shoji Nishio sensei: Born on December 5, 1927 (prefecture of Aomori) and die on March 15, 2005 (in its residence).
Expert in various Martial arts from which it take advantage to create a unique Aikido that it always desired in constant evolution His path is atypical in the world of Budo:
8th dan of Aikido: He begins with O sensei in 1951 and will have the chance to know him until its death in 1969
7th dan of Iaido (nihon zendoku iaido federation): He studied with Shigenori Sano Sensei in the Fifties the muso-jikiden-eishin-ryu, then creates a new school: the aikido-toho-iaido which takes origins in the techniques of Aikido.
6th dan of Judo: he starts during adolescence (4th dan in 1950 of the Mifune school).
5th dan of Karate. he begins at the end of the Forties with Yasuhiro Konishi Sensei (1893-1983), founder of the shindo-jinen-ryu, and that he practised himself several years with O sensei and Gichin Funakoshi.
Retired of Japanese administration in 1980, He will devote most of his time to travel to teach his art (USA, Scandinavian country, France, Germany, Czech Republic….)
In January 2003, the Japanese organization of the Martial arts gave him the Martial Art Award in Budokan hall of Tokyo for its contribution to Budo.
In 2000, he finishes his book entitled “yurusu Budo” (Budo of forgiveness”) and publishes it 1 year before its death (it had not wished to write it before, explaining that a book describes a fixed moment wheras his Aikido evolves all the time, but he confided that when he would make it, end would be close.)
He left us on March 15, 2005.
