Nobuyoshi Higashi

Martial arts school founder

東信義

Born

1938, Japan

Citizenship

Japan

Sport

judo

Occupation

judoka, aikidoka, karateka

Nobuyoshi Higashi (born 1938) is a Japanese American teacher of Tomiki Aikido, karate, and judo, and the founder of Kokushi-ryu jujutsu. He is a 10th dan in jujutsu, 9th dan in judo, 7th dan in aikido, and 7th dan in karate. His style of aikido includes defenses against knives.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q18686771 (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.