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

• Morihei Ueshiba

Students

• Stéphane Benedetti

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

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.