Dôjôchô Talks

Archives from the newsletter "Cosmos" featuring articles by Endô Seishirô Shihan, Dôjôchô of Aikidô Saku Dôjô. Click to About Cosmos > Dôjôchô Talks. He talks about such things as how he started his dôjô and what he thinks about personality development through Aikidô practice.

Seminars Outside Aikidô Saku Dôjô, Japan and Overseas

Dôjôchô has regular classes in Aikikai Hombu Dôjô and conducts Rikuyôkai, Sunday practice at Gakushûin University dôjô, Tokyo. He also holds a lot of seminars in various dôjôs and places all over Japan. Seminars planned for 2008 is listed here in Japanese.

Every year, Endô Shihan frequently goes to Europe and other countries for special seminars. See the details of his oversea seminar schedules, 2008.

In 1943, Endô Seishirô was born in Shimohirao, Saku-shi, Nagano prefecture. He graduated from Nozawa-kita High School, then Gakushûin University, Tokyo. While in the university, he captained the Gakushûin Univ. Aikidô Club.

From 1967, he studied Aikidô at Aikidô Hombu Dôjô, Aikikai Foundation under Ueshiba Morihei, the founder of Aikidô, as one of the last apprentice students of the grand master. Inspired by his master, he has endeavored to introduce Aikidô not only in Japan but the world over. To date he visited numerous dôjôs not only in Japan as well as dôjôs in more than 30 other countries.

Endô Seishirô Shihan, now an eighth dan shihan of Hombu Dôjô, Aikikai Foundation, conducts Aikidô Saku Dôjô and Rikuyôkai, a Sunday Aikidô class at Gakushuin University as well. He is also a part-time lecturer at Tokai University, Kanagawa. He teaches Aikidô classes at various companies, universities, and local clubs throughout Japan; Overseas seminars are held every year, for example, in France, Sweden, Finland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Austria, Holland and Spain.

In 1993 Endô Sensei constructed Aikidô Saku Dôjô in his home town.

In 2001, he was awarded eighth dan.