Mitsugi Saotome

For the Japanese writer, see Mitsugu Saotome.
Saotome-Sensei teaching at the 2003 Summer Camp in the Rockies

Mitsugi Saotome (五月女 貢, Saotome Mitsugi) (born in 1937) is a Japanese aikido teacher currently living in the United States.[1] He was a direct disciple of the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba.[2]

  1. ^ "Aikikai Foundation: Japanese Instructors Abroad". Aikikai Foundation. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Encyclopedia: Mitsugi Saotome". Aikido Journal. Retrieved 17 February 2021.