mercoledì 29 gennaio 2014

SHIGEMI YONEKAWA - ENGLISH VERSION
Écrit par Nicolas De Araujo
(1910 - 2005)
6th Dan Aïkido

   



Also called Seibi and Takaki.

Shigemi Yonekawa was born in Mito in Ibaragi Prefecture July 27, 1910.

As parrying with the family of Mr. Akazawa, a follower of the Omoto religion, he met Yoshiaki FUJISAWA in August 1932. 
The latter invited to participate in an internship sponsored by the martial arts Budo Senyokai in Iwama. Impressed by the ease of the Master to the project and the originality of his art he decided to undertake the study of Aiki Budo.

Shortly after with the help of Mr. Akazawa, it is accepted by O Sensei and between the Kobukan Dojo in 1932. The son Akazawa, Zenzaburo, being too young to join, not joined him six months later.

Uchideshi to Kobukan Dojo, he teaches in many places in Tokyo as an assistant to O Sensei. It is also sent several times to Osaka where he teaches at various locations: the office of the company Asahi Press at Yuko Club (a club of industrialists) and Asahi Dojo located in the home of Takuma HISA, which the home during his stay.

In 1933, he participated as Uke, to Miss Takako KUNIGOSHI sketches for the book Budo Renshu. This illustrated book is the first technical manual Master Ueshiba and is primarily intended for students of the founder as a teaching license.

In 1935 he appeared in the film Asahi News of Morihei Ueshiba. And in 1936, he was a partner for a series of photos taken at Noma Dojo. These photographs techniques are, to date, the most comprehensive catalog of techniques Founder.

He went to Manchuria in December 1936, to be assistant to Kenji Tomiki Aiki Budo teaching at the University and the Academy of Police. He was appointed the sixth dan in 1940.

In 1944 Shigemi is incorporated into the Imperial Japanese Army and fought at Okinawa and Taiwan until his repatriation in 1946.

No longer practicing Aikido after the war, he settled in Tsuchiura, Ibaragi Prefecture and is interested in agriculture. During the last years of his life he traveled abroad to study new agronomic techniques.

We leave July 28, 2005, at the age of 95 years.


Shigemi Yonekawa was one of the first Uchideshi O Sensei, and one of his favorite uke before the war.
He participated in important events like the film Asahi, the book Budo Renshu and photos of Noma dojo. Named 6th Dan, he stopped the practice of Aikido after the war.


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