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Alan Ruddock (10 January 1944 – 2 April 2012) was an Irish Martial Arts pioneer, teacher and writer. He introduced both Aikido & Karate to Ireland and was the founder of the ''Aiki no Michi'' and its interpretation of Aikido. Ruddock was one of the few western Aikido practitioners and only Irish national who studied directly under the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba ("O-Sensei"). 〔Layton, Clive (2006). (Shotokan Dawn Over Ireland: A Selected, Early History of Shotokan Karate in Eire: 1960–1964. AIKI PATHWAYS. )〕〔Erard,Guillaume.(2008). (Interview with Alan Ruddock, the first Irish Aikido practitioner ).guillaumeerard.com. Retrieved 26 September 2012〕〔Ruddock,Alan: (Aikido Memoirs – One Irishman's lifetime search for the answer to the mystery of Morihei Ueshiba's Aikido ), Publisher: Aiki Pathways, Published, 21 May 2011, Pages 139, ISBN 0955323525〕 ==Early years== Alan Thomas Ruddock was born in Dublin in 1944. At age thirteen he found a book on Judo and from there his martial arts interest developed, he soon heard about Karate but there were no dojos or instructors at that time in Ireland so he trained with school friends . He built a makiwara in the garden and practised on concrete paths.〔Ruddock,Alan: (Aikido Memoirs – One Irishman's lifetime search for the answer to the mystery of Morihei Ueshiba's Aikido ), Publisher: Aiki Pathways, Published, 21 May 2011, Pages 139, ISBN 0955323525, Chapter 1 page 4〕 (Ruddock was one of Ireland's first ) Karate practitioners and formally introduced the martial art to that country with his forming of the Irish Karate-Do Society. Ruddock subsequently became the representative in Ireland for the Japan Karate Association. Tetsugi Murakami was the chief instructor. Murakami had studied in Mochizuki's school in Japan where they studied Judo, Aikido and Karate. Ruddock discovered Aikido with Murakami on his initial Karate course in England. On that course he had his first Karate grading from Murakami. The Aikido class was only for one hour but it sowed a seed. Just like Karate, there was no one to teach him Aikido in Ireland. Ruddock got Koichi Tohei's (book ), and started to teach himself. As a Merchant Navy Radio Officer, Ruddock travelled all over the world. His last trip took him to Japan where he visited the (Aikikai Hombo Dojo ) in Tokyo to view a class. Morihei Ueshiba wasn't present on that occasion but Ruddock witnessed some other Sensei including Saotome. Ruddock also met Henry Kono (see below) & (Ken Cottier ) who subsequently helped Ruddock obtain his Japananese visa (to train in Aikido in Tokyo). Ruddock was determined to return to learn Aikido at the source. When he returned to Ireland to prepare, he took a week long summer course run by Ken Williams in England. Mutsuro Nakazono was the instructor. This was the only instruction Ruddock received from any aikidoka prior his voyage back to Japan.〔Ruddock,Alan: (Aikido Memoirs – One Irishman's lifetime search for the answer to the mystery of Morihei Ueshiba's Aikido ), Publisher: Aiki Pathways, Published, 21 May 2011, Pages 139, ISBN 0955323525, Chapter 10 page 39〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Ruddock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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