# Lineage Tamura Shihan was a direct student of O-Sensei Morihei Ueshiba (see the [Biography](https://tamura-shihan.org/en/biography.html#osensei)). 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. - **Nebi Vural** (France/Turkey). Named as one of Tamura’s students. - **Toshiro Suga** (France). Named as one of Tamura’s students. - **Mickaël Martin** (France). Uchideshi at the Shumeikan for eight years; founded Meïwakan. - **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. - **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. ## 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](mailto:info@tamura-shihan.org) with additions and a public source. ### France [Fédération Française d’Aïkido et de Budo (FFAB)](https://www.ffabaikido.fr/) · Bras (HQ) Federation founded in 1982 (as FFLAB) with Tamura as technical director. [École Nationale d’Aïkido – Dojo Shumeikan (FFAB)](https://www.ffabaikido.com/fr/l-ecole-dojo-shumeikan-de-la-ffab-110.html) · Bras, Var The dojo and school Tamura founded at Les Allées, Bras; it still runs an uchideshi programme. [Meïwakan (Mickaël Martin)](https://www.meiwakan.fr/About_us.Z.htm) · La Rochelle Founded by a former Shumeikan uchideshi of Tamura. ### Spain [AETAIKI – Aikikai España](https://aikikai.org.es/aikikai-espana/) · Madrid Founded in 1982 with Tamura as technical adviser; listed by the Aikikai Foundation. [Dojo Tomás Sánchez Shihan](https://www.aikidotsanchez.com/) · Madrid Madrid dojo of AETAIKI’s technical director. ### Portugal [Aikikai de Portugal (AKP)](https://www.aikikaideportugal.pt/index.php/en/aikikai-portugal) · Lisbon Founded in 1983. Technical direction by Luis Antunes Shihan, direct student of Tamura. [Clube Atlético de Alvalade – Aikido](https://clubeatleticodealvalade.pt/aikido/) · Lisbon Lisbon club taught by Luis Antunes Shihan. ### Italy [Shumeikai Italia](https://www.shumeikai.it/) · Italy (location approximate) Founded in 2005; Tamura allowed it to use the name of his dojo. Listed by the Aikikai Foundation. ### Belgium [Antwerpen Aikikai](https://antwerpenaikikai.be/nobuyoshi-tamura/) · Antwerp Dojo with a page on Tamura Sensei and his teaching. ### United Kingdom [Edinburgh Aikido Club](https://www.edinburghaikido.co.uk/about/tamura-sensei/) · Edinburgh Club with a page on Tamura Sensei; it also published an English translation of the 2007 Tamaki interview. Context: most aikido organisations, including those in Tamura’s line, belong to the [Aikikai Foundation](https://www.aikikai.or.jp/eng/) (Aikikai Hombu Dojo, Tokyo) or are recognised by it. Map data © [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) contributors. Marker positions are approximate (city level).