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Aikido Shihan Sadao Takaoka – Meeting O-Sensei

Sadato Takaoka

Sadao Takaoka Sensei (1916-2002) in 1993 Sadao Takaoka was one of the lesser known direct students of Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba. He began training in O-Sensei’s home town of Wakayama in 1939, but he did not actually meet the Founder until well after the war, in 1951. And although he enjoyed a personal relationship with the Founder and often participated in the annual All Japan … Continue reading Aikido Shihan Sadao Takaoka – Meeting O-Sensei »