Tsutomu Chida
One of the highest ranking shihan of Yoshinkan aikido, at 8th dan
About Tsutomu Chida
Born 1950. Tsutomu Chida is a Japanese aikidoka.
was previously one of the highest ranking shihan of Yoshinkan aikido, at 8th dan, and dojocho of its hombu dojo from 2002. He first became a part of Yoshinkan in 1969 but split from the organization in January 2008 following the resignation of kanchou Kyoichi Inoue. Chida was an uchideshi of Yoshinkan founder Gozo Shioda for 23 years—the longest term among Shioda's uchideshi-- and directed the senshusei course. He is "a living legend of Yoshinkan aikido"
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One of the highest ranking shihan of Yoshinkan aikido, at 8th dan
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Tsutomu Chida was born on 4 October 1950 in Tokyo.
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Tsutomu Chida is an aikidoka.
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Tsutomu Chida is Japanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tsutomu Chida. https://biography.guide/tsutomu-chida/
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