Hideo Ohba

Japanese martial artist (1910–1986)

Born

27 April 1910

Died

2 February 1986

Sport

judo

Occupation

judoka, aikidoka

Hideo Ohba (大庭 英雄, Ōba Hideo; April 27, 1910 – February 2, 1986)

was a Japanese aikido and judo teacher and the Second Director of Japan Aikido Association after the death of Kenji Tomiki.

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 in judo, 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.

Teachers

• Kenji Tomiki

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q5752603 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.