Koichi Tohei

Koichi Tohei (藤平光一, Tōhei Kōichi) (20 January 1920 – 19 May 2011) was a 10th Dan aikidoka and founder of the Ki Society and its style of aikido, officially Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido (literally "aikido with mind and body unified"), but commonly known as Ki-Aikido.

Kōichi Tōhei
Tohei demonstrating Aikido with Jon Takagi at Arizona State University in 1974.
Born(1920-01-20)January 20, 1920
Shitaya, Tokyo, Japan
DiedMay 19, 2011(2011-05-19) (aged 91)
Tokyo, Japan
Native name藤平光一 Tōhei Kōichi
StyleFounder of Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido
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