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Kenji Tomiki was born on 15 March, 1900 in Japan, is a Japanese martial artist. Discover Kenji Tomiki's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?

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Born 15 March, 1900
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Date of death 25 December, 1979
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Kenji Tomiki (富木 謙治) was a Japanese martial artist who specialized in aikido and judo family of martial arts.

He was a pedagogue of martial arts theory (武道論, Budo-ron).

He is the founder of Japan Aikido Association and the competitive aikido (aikido kyogi) style.

Tomiki was a professor at Kenkoku University in Manchuria and later at the Faculty of Education at Waseda University.

Tomiki is credited in devising and introducing new forms of Randori practice in Aikido.

He founded his own Aikido system, which has many differences from other Aikido styles, mainly in randori training, and is referred by several names including Tomiki Aikido, Shodokan Aikido and Sport Aikido.

1900

Kenji Tomiki was born on March 15, 1900 (Meiji 33) in Yokomachi, Semboku, Akita.He was the as the eldest son of the Shosuke Tomiki - a landholder.

Japanese-style painter Hoan Hirafuku was his maternal grandfather.

1909

Circa 1909, Tomiki began practising Judo.

1914

In 1914, he entered Akita Prefectural Yokote Junior High School (predecessor of the current Akita Prefectural Yokote High School).

He was active in the judo club while he was in school.

1919

In 1919, he obtained the first dan level of judo.

1924

In 1924, after enrolling in the Faculty of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University, he began a practising at the Kodokan, under Judo founder Jigoro Kano.

He actively practised Judo, despite Jigoro Kano's advanced age and declining health.

1926

In early 1926, he encountered the founder of aikido Morihei Ueshiba.

Fascinated by Ueshiba's technique, Tomiki introduced himself and became one Ueshiba's early students.

1927

In 1927, he went on to graduate school and was promoted to Judo 5th Dan.

1929

In 1929, got a job at Miyagi Prefecture Electricity Bureau.

In same year, he represented Miyagi Prefecture in the first judo tournament held in front of the Emperor—this tournament became the All Japan Tournament the following year.

1931

In 1931, he was assigned to Akita Prefectural Kakunodate Junior High School (predecessor of the current Akita Prefectural Kakunodate High School), in his birth town.

1936

From 1936 till the end of the Second World War he lived in Manchukuo (Manchuria) where he taught aikibudo (an early name for aikido) to the Kwantung Army and the Imperial Household Agency.

1938

In 1938 he became an assistant professor at Kenkoku University in Manchukuo.

1940

In 1940, he was the first 8th Dan Black belt to be awarded by Morihei Ueshiba in Aikido history.

1941

In 1941, became a professor at Kenkoku University.

1945

Following the surrender of Imperial Japan in 1945, Tomiki was detained by Soviet Red Army troops and was held in a three-year internment by the Soviet Union.

1948

Tomiki was released from internment in 1948 and subsequently returned to Japan.

1949

In 1949, he became a part-time lecturer at Waseda University's Physical Education Department.

He would teach Judo and Aikido for many years at Waseda University.

It was there that he formulated and expanded his theories concerning both kata based training methods and a particular form of free-style fighting which would put him at odds with much, but not all, of the aikido world.

It was this action on the part of Tomiki of attempting to convert aikido into a sport that led to a schism with the founder Morihei Ueshiba and the Aikikai.

Tomiki was urged by the Aikikai to adopt a different name for his art other than “aikido” if he intended to introduce such a system of competition.

Convinced of the need to modernize aikido, he stood his ground and persisted in his efforts to evolve a viable form of competition.

1952

In 1952, he was selected as one of the members of the Kodokan Goshinjutsu Enactment Committee.

Tomiki is perhaps best known in the judo world for his influence in the developing of Kodokan Goshin Jutsu kata.

His work Judo is considered a classic.

The aikido appendix to the book is thought to be the earliest English language text on aikido.

1953

In 1953, Tomiki along with 9 other martial art instructors were selected to tour US Air Force bases in the United States and was thus the first aikido instructor to visit the US.

1954

In 1954, he became a professor at Waseda University.

1955

Between 1955 and 1959, he helped formalize the Self-Defense Forces unarmed fighting system (Jieitaikakutojutsu).

1958

In 1958, Waseda University Aikido Club was established and became the first director.