Kisshomaru Ueshiba

2nd Doshu (1921–1999)

植芝吉祥丸 · 우에시바 키쇼마루

Born

27 June 1921, Ayabe

Died

4 January 1999, Tokyo

Citizenship

Japan, Empire of Japan

Sport

aikido

Discipline

judo

Occupation

aikidoka

Kisshomaru Ueshiba (植芝 吉祥丸, Ueshiba Kisshōmaru; 27 June 1921 – 4 January 1999) was a Japanese teacher of aikido. He was the son of Morihei Ueshiba. After his father's death in 1969, he became the 2nd Dōshu.

Awards and honours

• Medal with Blue Ribbon

Teachers

• Morihei Ueshiba

Students

• Moriteru Ueshiba
• Ljubomir Vračarević
• Daniel Vaillant

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q434613 (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.