| Nobuyoshi Tamura | |
|---|---|
 Tamura in Lesneven in 2004 | |
| Born | 2 March 1933 Osaka, Japan |
| Died | 9 July 2010 (aged 77) |
| Style | Aikido |
| Rank | 8 dan |
| Spouse | Rumiko Tamura |
| Notable students | Pierre Chassang, Toshiro Suga, Nebi Vural, Mickaël Martin |
| Notable club(s) | Shumeikan Dojo, Fédération Française d'Aïkido et de Budo |
Nobuyoshi Tamura (田村 信喜, Tamura Nobuyoshi, 2 March 1933 in Osaka[1] – 9 July 2010)[2] was a prominent aikidoka and a direct student of Morihei Ueshiba. The son of a kendo teacher, Tamura entered the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in 1953[3] as an uchi-deshi (live-in student) of aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba. He was one of Ueshiba's favorite pupils and since 1964 has greatly contributed to the development of aikido in Europe and France in particular. He was the National Technical Director (DTN) of the FFAB (French Federation of Aikido and Budō). He held the rank of 8th dan and the title of Shihan. Throughout his teaching career he trained many others instructors in various countries around the world but foremost Western Europe.[2] In 1999, he received the medal of "Chevalier de l'ordre National du Mérite" from the French government. Tamura published several books on aikido in French. His dojo, Shumeikan Dojo, is located in the village of Bras, France. His former students include Jorge Rojo Gutierrez, Toshiro Suga, Pierre Chassang and Alain Peyrache.
- ^ FFAB Aikido Archived 23 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "TAMURA, NOBUYOSHI". Aikido Journal. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Philippe Chau, Entretien avec Nobuyoshi Tamura Sensei Archived 23 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine 15 décembre 2004