Hirokazu Kobayashi
Japanese aikidoka (1929–1998)
小林裕和
- Born
- 14 February 1929, Osaka Prefecture
- Died
- 28 August 1998
- Citizenship
- Japan, Empire of Japan
- Sport
- aikido
- Discipline
- karate
- Occupation
- aikidoka, aircraft pilot
Hirokazu Kobayashi (小林 裕和, Kobayashi Hirokazu) (February 14, 1929 – August 28, 1998) was a Japanese aikido teacher and student of the founder of aikido Morihei Ueshiba. In 1970, at the age of 41, he was awarded 8th dan rank. He is the initiator of Kobayashi aikido (国際合気道研修会小林裕和派).
Teachers
Students
- Stéphane Benedetti
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q714095 (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.
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