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, born 1942, is an 8th dan ranked Aikikai aikido master teacher. Endō is among the few living people who studied directly under aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba.〔Stanley Pranin, (Interview with Seishiro Endo ) Aikido Journal #106 (1996)〕 He trained at Aikikai Hombu Dojo with master teachers including Hiroshi Tada, Mitsunari Kanai, and Yasuo Kobayashi. When Endo was 30 years old he dislocated his right shoulder. According to an interview, that event brought him to a turning point. After the injury, Yamaguchi said to him, "''You’ve been doing aikido for 10 years now, but now you have only your left arm to use, what are you going to do?''" This prompted Endo to pursue a different direction in his Aikido. His Aikido eventually became a lot softer and more contact-based.〔 ==Teaching methodology== Endo teaches mostly principles on how to connect to your partner and how to move freely. There is less focus on learning a large number of techniques. He also emphasizes that each student must confirm his feeling during each part of an exercise or technique. He talks about concentration of ki, relaxation of the upper body, flexible movement and calmness of the mind at all times. He also encourages his students to be investigative and not to accept things that are taught without confirming it for themselves. :''I began to ceaselessly examine and confirm my state of mind: myself when it went well, myself when it went poorly, myself when I was trying to defeat my partner, myself when I was feeling fear, myself when I was feeling insecure, etc. From these confirmations, I learned the importance of ceaselessly keeping my mind calm.''〔Seishiro Endo, (Aikidô and Self-Inquiry )〕 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「Seishiro Endo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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