Morihiro Saito

Japanese aikidōka (1928–2002)

斉藤守弘

Born

31 March 1928, Ibaraki Prefecture

Died

13 May 2002, Iwama

Citizenship

Japan, Empire of Japan

Sport

aikido

Occupation

aikidoka

Morihiro Saito (斉藤 守弘 Saitō Morihiro, 31 March 1928 – 13 May 2002) was a teacher of the Japanese martial art of aikido, with many students around the world. Saito's practice of aikido spanned 56 years, from the age of 18, when he first met aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba, until his death in 2002.

Teachers

• Morihei Ueshiba

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q550626 (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.