Yasuo Kobayashi (b. 1936-09-20, Tokyo) is a Japanese aikido master holding the rank of 8th dan Aikikai. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... Tokyo , literally Eastern capital)   is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, and the de facto[1] capital of Japan. ... Aikido is a modern Japanese budō, developed by Morihei Ueshiba between the 1920s and the 1960s. ... // Definition Dan rank is a Japanese mark of level, used in several cultural activities of Japanese origin. ... The Aikikai Foundation (財団法人合気会) is the original organisation for the Japanese budo art aikido, officially recognized by the Japanese government in 1940. ...

He entered the Aikikai Hombu dojo as an uchideshi under Morihei Ueshiba in 1954. In 1969, he established his own dojo in Kodaira. He is also responsible for the aikido clubs at the Meiji University, Saitama University, and the Tokyo Economics University. He is regularly invited to teach abroad, in Taiwan, Finland, Sweden, Canada (Calgary), the Nishida Dojo in Brazil, and Germany (Aikikai). Aikikai Hombu Dojo Aikikai Hombu Dojo (合気会 本部道場) is the headquarters of the Aikikai which is an umbrella organisation of various national, as well as smaller, aikido organisations. ... Uchi-deshi (内弟子) is a Japanese term for a live-in student who trains under and assists a sensei, or master, on a full-time basis. ... Morihei Ueshiba 植芝盛平 (December 14, 1883 – April 26, 1969) was a famous martial artist and founder of aikido. ... Kodaira is composed of the Kanji with the meanings little and flat. The term refers to: A city Kodaira, Tokyo in Japan. ... Meiji UniversitySchool house. ... Saitama University (埼玉大学 Saitama Daigaku abbreviated 埼大 Saidai) is a national university headquartered in Sakura-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Japan. ...

As of January, 2003, there are 120 groups that are directly controlled or affiliated with the Kobayashi Dojo where the master has dispatched shidoin. For its efforts to spread aikido among people, the Kobayashi Dojo received an organizational award for excellence from the Japan Budo Council in 1987.

External links

• Aikido Kobayashi Dojo