NISHIO RYU

Nishio-ryu aikido refers to the body of techniques developed by the late Shoji Nishio Sensei, utilizing the breadth and depth of his experience karate, judo, wooden weapons and iaido.
Each open-hand aikido technique is related to a bokken vs bokken kata and a jo vs bokken kata, and in most cases each set of open-hand techniques is related to a solo sword kata of Toho Iaia.
In Toho Iaia, Nishio Sensei developed a set of 15 iaido kata drawing the sword, cutting and returning it to the sheath. The first and last kata introduce the student to basic cuts and movements. Thirteen of the kata illustrate the basic movements involved in O'Sensei's aikido techniques.
Over time, study of these solo kata and the two-person kata with bokken and jo can help the student to understand and to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of his open-hand aikido.

Shoji Nishio Sensei Sensei Biography:

Nishio Sensei passed away at the age of 77 on March 15, 2005.
Rank: 8th dan, Shihan, Aikikai Dojo: Tokyo-Yokohama area, Japan
Source: Aiki News Encyclopedia of Aikido, 1991
Shoji Nishio Sensei was born in Aomori Prefecture in 1927. He entered the Aikikai Hombu Dojo at the end of 1955. He practiced judo, karate, iaido, and jodo prior to beginning in aikido. The skills he acquired through his practice of these martial arts are incorporated seamlessly into his unique aikido. Nishio Sensei made regular trips abroad to Scandinavia, Europe and the U.S.A. - A.J.
Shoji Nishio Sensei is an 8th dan Shihan, Aikikai Federation, and 7th dan Shihan in the Nihon Zendoku Iaido Federation. He also holds a 4th dan in Kodokan Judo and a 4th dan in Shindo Shizen ryu of Karatedo. He has also studied Shindo Muso ryu - Jodo(staff), and Hozoin ryu - Yari(spear). He has developed a new school of Iaido with forms based upon Aikido techniques, Aiki Toho Iaido.

Links to Nishio Sensei:

Information and links to his students'web sites
News with links to interviews
Biography
“Aikido is a language” By Shoji Nishio, translated by Jan Max Bunzel

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