Koichi Tohei
Japanese aikidoka (1920–2011)
藤平光一 · 도헤이 고이치
- Born
- 20 January 1920, Tokyo
- Died
- 19 May 2011, Tokyo
- Citizenship
- Japan, Empire of Japan
- Sport
- aikido
- Occupation
- aikidoka
Koichi Tohei (藤平光一, Tōhei Kōichi) (20 January 1920 – 19 May 2011) was a 10th Dan aikidoka and founder of the Ki Society and its style of aikido, officially Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido (literally "aikido with mind and body unified"), but commonly known as Ki-Aikido.
Teachers
Students
- David E. Shaner
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q531237 (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.