Gozo Shioda

Gozo Shioda (塩田 剛三, Shioda Gōzō, September 9, 1915 – July 17, 1994) was a Japanese master of aikido who founded the Yoshinkan style of aikido. He was one of aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba's most senior students. Shioda held the rank of 10th dan in aikido.

Gozo Shioda
Born(1915-09-09)September 9, 1915
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
DiedJuly 17, 1994(1994-07-17) (aged 78)
Japan
StyleYoshinkan Aikido
Teacher(s)Morihei Ueshiba
Rank10th dan aikido
ChildrenTetsutaro Shioda, Yasuhisa Shioda
Notable studentsKiyoyuki Terada, Takashi Kushida, Kyoichi Inoue, Thomas Makiyama, Tsutomu Chida, Tsuneo Ando, Kevin Blok, Jacques Payet, Yasuhisa Shioda, Robert Mustard
Websitehttp://www.yoshinkan.net/
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