Draft:Tomio Otani

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Tomio Otani
Born8 September 1939
Died8 June 1990 (aged 50)
OccupationJapanese martial arts instructor
FatherMasutaro Otani

Tomio "Tommy" Otani (8 September 1939 - 8 June 1990) was a Japanese master swordsman,[1] kendo master and the first national Coach to the British Kendo Council.[2][3] He was one of the pioneers of kendo in Britain as the leading student of Kenshiro Abbe.[4] Tomio was descibed as one of the world's top exponents of martial arts.[5] He was a master of multiple other martial arts, including iaido, iaijutsu, aikido, kobudo and grew up learning judo[6] and was also the founder of the Yodokan philosophy. Tomio Otani is the brother of Robin Otani and the son of Masutaro Otani.[6]

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  2. ^ Ellis, Henry (2005-11-10). "Recollections of the Early Days of Aikido in Great Britain". Fight Times Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  3. ^ "The Aikido Biography of Sensei Henry Ellis". www.streetdirectory.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  4. ^ "Abbe Sensei". www.seishinryu.net. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  5. ^ "Friday 06 June 1986 newspaper". Atherstone News and Herald. 6 June 1986. p. 9.
  6. ^ a b "Otani Tomio Master Swordsman tribute page". tenshin-ryu.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-21.