Jon Mamoru Takagi
American Aikido instructor (1942-1984)
- Born
- 2 July 1942, Honolulu
- Died
- 5 February 1984
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- aikido, martial arts
- Occupation
- martial artist, aikidoka
Jon Mamoru Takagi (高木; July 2, 1942 – February 5, 1984) was a pioneer of aikido in the United States. He founded Arizona Aikikai, the first aikido dojo in Arizona. A second-generation American of Japanese descent born in Hawaii, Takagi's career was unexpectedly cut short when he was killed by a drunk driver.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.