Mutsuro Nakazono

Japanese aikidoka (1918-1994)

中園睦郎

Born

20 December 1918, Kagoshima

Died

8 October 1994, Santa Fe

Citizenship

Japan, Empire of Japan

Sport

aikido

Occupation

aikidoka

Mutsuro Nakazono (May 22, 1918 – October 8, 1994) (first name also spelled

"Mitsuro"; also known as Masahilo Mikoto Nakazono; and later, Mikoto Masahilo Nakazono)) was a Japanese acupuncturist, an Oriental medicine practitioner, a judo 6th dan and a 7th dan Aikikai aikido master. He studied under Morihei Ueshiba (the founder of Aikido) and Ogasawara (a teacher of the Kototama Principle) for many years.

External links

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• Wikidata

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