Sakura Aïkikaï

Aïki Dojo Gaillard
Annemasse – Genève

Club Aïkido La Rochette
La Rochette – Savoie

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Marseille – Bouches-du-Rhône

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Shoji Nishio Sensei:

Shoji Nishio sensei: Born on December 5, 1927 (prefecture of Aomori) and die on March 15, 2005 (in its residence). Expert in various Martial arts from which it take advantage to create a unique Aikido that it always desired in constant evolution

His path is atypical in the world of Budo:

8th dan of Aikido: He begins with O sensei in 1951 and will have the chance to know him until its death in 1969

7th dan of Iaido (nihon zendoku iaido federation): He studied with Shigenori Sano Sensei in the Fifties the muso-jikiden-eishin-ryu, then creates a new school: the aikido-toho-iaido which takes origins in the techniques of Aikido.

6th dan of Judo: he starts during adolescence (4th dan in 1950 of the Mifune school).

5th dan of Karate. he begins at the end of the Forties with Yasuhiro Konishi Sensei (1893-1983), founder of the shindo-jinen-ryu, and that he practised himself several years with O sensei and Gichin Funakoshi.

Nishio Sensei has also practical Jodo (shino-muso-ryu) with Takaji Shimizu Sensei (1896-1978) and Yari or art of the spear (hozoin-ryu)

Retired of Japanese administration in 1980, He will devote most of his time to travel to teach his art (USA, Scandinavian country, France, Germany, Czech Republic….)
In January 2003, the Japanese organization of the Martial arts gave him the Martial Art Award in Budokan hall of Tokyo for its contribution to Budo.

In 2000, he finishes his book entitled “yurusu Budo” (Budo of forgiveness”) and publishes it 1 year before its death (it had not wished to write it before, explaining that a book describes a fixed moment wheras his Aikido evolves all the time, but he confided that when he would make it, end would be close.) He left us on March 15, 2005.

In Japan it is a general rule that after the death of a person he or she is given a new name in the temple.
This new name is called Kaimyo.
Ai Do In Bu Yo Sho Gaku Yu Ko Ko Ji
This is a posthumous Buddhist name for Mr. Shoji Nishio.

Ai Do In – These first three characters are called “Ingo”. In – This name is given by his temple for ascetic practices as a disciple of Amida and Buddha. So, he became a chief priest at one Buddhist temple and started to practice asceticism to take care of us. We know that he mastered the profound principles of Aikido. This name has included our wish that he will be spiritually awakened to follow the teaching of Buddha in the Buddhistos’ paradise (heaven) and devote himself to his studies of Buddhist enlightenment sincerely and earnestly.
Bu Yo – These next two characters are called “Yogo”. This name is given to a person that made a remarkable contribution to Martial Arts (BUDO).
Sho Gaku Yu Ko – These next four characters are generally called “Kaimyo”.
About SHO GAKU, the first character Sho originates from the name of Shoji. The next characters GAKU have the meaning of a mountain. He was a vital and pivotal person for the Nishio family. He was diligent and hardworking. And he studied Budo and had a good health.
About Yu Ko, he had many aikido students in the world. He was a kind and extremely virtuous man. He was also an outstanding master of aikido. We pray that his soul may rest in peace under the peaceful light of AMIDA. And we also pray that he become Buddha keeping an eye on Nishio family, relatives, friends and persons who study aikido in order to live in good health.
The following title (Ko Ji) will be given to the man after his death.

. grades :
– Aïkido : dernier grade décerné par Tamura sensei : 3ème dan en 1988
décernés par Nishio sensei : 4ème dan aïkikaï en 1992
5ème dan aïkikaï en 1997
6ème dan aïkikaï en 2004 ( le seul décerné par Nishio sensei
en europe )
– Ïaïdo : 6ème dan d’Aïki-Toho-Ïaïdo

. création de plusieurs sections d’aïkido avec thierry Daquin ( dont il partage la pratique depuis 30 ans ) :
– 1983 : La Roche/foron ( déplacé à St Pierre en Faucigny l’année suivante )
– 1987 : dojo de Metz-Tessy ( centre sportif des ets Dassault )
– 1988 : club de la gendarmerie d’Annecy
– 1989 : club de Meythet ( est à l’origine en 1990 de la création du club des arts martiaux rive droite
avec le judo club de Meythet )

Il enseigne au Dojo Aïkido Metz-Tessy