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Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka (25 December 1927January 1978) was a leading ''sensei'', or master of the Japanese martial art of aikido. Founder and chief instructor of the Orange County Aiki Kai for much of his life, he did much to popularize aikido in southern California. His obituary in ''Black Belt'' described him as "one of the foremost practitioners of aikido in America." ==Early years== Harry Ishisaka was born on 25 December 1928 in Kealakekua, Hawaii. As a child he was involved in different forms of martial arts, including sumo, kendo, judo and boxing. He attended Hilo Technical School, where he trained as a heavy-duty mechanic. He joined the U.S. Army after graduating, and spent some time with the army in Japan. While there, he studied judo at an advanced level, and he continued his studies in this art after returning to the United States. The Aikido master Koichi Tohei visited Hawaii in 1953, and taught Aikido to the first American pupils, people of Japanese origins such as Roy Y. Suenaka, Tukuji Hirata and Isao Takahashi. However, Ishisaka began his studies in aikido only after he had moved to Southern California. He was drawn to Aikido by the spiritual aspects of the teachings of Morihei Ueshiba, and trained in California under Koichi Tohei. 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「Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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