Lineage
Tamura Shihan was a direct student of O-Sensei Morihei Ueshiba (see the Biography). He spent almost half a century passing that teaching on.
His main students
Tamura taught thousands of people. This short list names only teachers whose link to him is documented in public sources. It is not a ranking. Additions and corrections are welcome.
- Tomás Sánchez Shihan (Spain). Technical director of AETAIKI – Aikikai España, which had Tamura as technical adviser.[22][30]
- Nebi Vural (France/Turkey). Named as one of Tamura’s students.[2]
- Toshiro Suga (France). Named as one of Tamura’s students.[2]
- Mickaël Martin (France). Uchideshi at the Shumeikan for eight years; founded Meïwakan.[31][2]
- Luis Antunes Shihan (Portugal). Began attending Tamura’s seminars in 1978 and was accepted as a direct student in 1982. Technical director of the Aikikai de Portugal, founded in 1983, which invited Tamura every year until 2010.[25][26][24]
- Jean-Paul Avy, Stéphane Benedetti, Jacques Bardet, Alain Peyrache, Pierre Chassang and many FFAB teachers. Named as pupils or close associates in FFAB and encyclopedia sources.[1][2][16]
Organisations following his line
Today many groups trace their aikido to him. We list only organisations whose link to Tamura we could check in public sources, each with a reference. The list is incomplete: please write to info@tamura-shihan.org with additions and a public source.
France
Fédération Française d’Aïkido et de Budo (FFAB) · Bras (HQ)
Federation founded in 1982 (as FFLAB) with Tamura as technical director.[17][1]
École Nationale d’Aïkido – Dojo Shumeikan (FFAB) · Bras, Var
The dojo and school Tamura founded at Les Allées, Bras; it still runs an uchideshi programme.[19][18]
Meïwakan (Mickaël Martin) · La Rochelle
Founded by a former Shumeikan uchideshi of Tamura.[31]
Spain
AETAIKI – Aikikai España · Madrid
Founded in 1982 with Tamura as technical adviser; listed by the Aikikai Foundation.[22][30][29]
Dojo Tomás Sánchez Shihan · Madrid
Madrid dojo of AETAIKI’s technical director.[34][22]
Portugal
Aikikai de Portugal (AKP) · Lisbon
Founded in 1983. Technical direction by Luis Antunes Shihan, direct student of Tamura.[24][29]
Clube Atlético de Alvalade – Aikido · Lisbon
Lisbon club taught by Luis Antunes Shihan.[27]
Italy
Shumeikai Italia · Italy (location approximate)
Founded in 2005; Tamura allowed it to use the name of his dojo. Listed by the Aikikai Foundation.[28][29]
Belgium
Antwerpen Aikikai · Antwerp
Dojo with a page on Tamura Sensei and his teaching.[32]
United Kingdom
Edinburgh Aikido Club · Edinburgh
Club with a page on Tamura Sensei; it also published an English translation of the 2007 Tamaki interview.[33]
Context: most aikido organisations, including those in Tamura’s line, belong to the Aikikai Foundation (Aikikai Hombu Dojo, Tokyo) or are recognised by it.[36][29]
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