Seishiro Endo

, 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.

He trained at Aikikai Hombu Dojo with master teachers including Seigo Yamaguchi, 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.

Saku Dojo In 1993, he created the Aikido Saku Dojo in his hometown of Saku, Nagano, Japan.

Instructional DVDs After opening his own dojo, Endo started to document his Aikido through a series of instructional DVDs under the name of WayMastery Store. Some of the videos are covering certain basic principles, while others are exploring how to deal with a particular attack. A special series of DVDs showing Endo teaching at seminars abroad has also been released.

Aikido basic technique DVDs Kihon no Kata Atari and Musubi Sabaki and Tsukai

Basic practice method DVDs Katate-dori. Shomen-uchi. Basic Practice Methods. Yokomen-uchi. Suwari-waza Kokyuho, Ryote-dori. Morote-dori, Ushiro-ryote-dori.

Aikido seminar DVDs Seminar in Washington, D.C. Stillness and Movement as One and Two-Attacker Practice

Overseas teaching schedule Endō regularly gives demonstrations and seminars internationally. His schedule in 2011 includes seminars in Finland, Sweden, Canada, USA, Czech Republic, Belgium, Germany, Slovakia, Russia, France, Liechtenstein, China, Austria, Hungary, and Spain.