My Teacher
Sensei Nakazono studied Aikido directly under Senseis Ueshiba (the founder of Aikido) and the Kototama Principle from Ogasawara for many years in Japan. Sensei had the idea to bring Aikido to the rest of the world. He opened the first dojo outside of Japan in Singapore. He was martial arts consultant to the government of South Vietnam. He then went to France. After learning of the Kototama Principle, Sensei changed his understanding of Aikido, and his medical work. When he left to come to America, he had over 40,000 students of Aikido and natural therapy. He taught the Kototama Principle in Europe, the United States, and Mexico.