Takashi KUROKI

President of Nishio Budo centre in Ukraine (Yufukan Ukraine)
Member of YUFUKAN JAPAN and Aikikai Takaoka in Japan
Iaido and Jodo technical adviser of Kendo, Iaido and Jodo Federation of Ukraine
5 dan in Nishio-ryu Iaido, 5 dan in Nishio-ryu Jodo, 5 dan in Nishio-ryu Taido, 5 dan in Aikido Aikikai (Aikido SHIDOIN of Aikikai Takaoka)

Born 19 Febrary, 1970. He started practicing aikido at the age of 19 in Kochi University with Takaichi SAYANAGI shihan Aikikai Kochi.
He graduated in 1995 from a postgradeate of chemistry department of Kyushu University in pref. Fukuoka and strated working the laboratry of chemical company in Takaoka. He continued to undergo aikido training with Koji YOSHIDA shihan Aikikai Takaoka and also started practicing Nishio-ryu Iai, traditional Iaido (Musoshinden-ryu, Musojikiden Eishin-ryu, Zennihon Kendorenmei Seitei Iai), Jodo (Zennihon Kendorenmei Seitei Jodo), Naginata (Tendo-ryu).

Takaichi Sayanagi sensei of Aikikai Kochi (1990)

Left : Koji Yoshida shihan, Center : Shoji Nishio sensei (France:10.2000)

In 1999 Shoji NISHIO sensei's seminar took place in Kiev. He came together with Shoji Nishio sensei an Koji YOSHIDA shihan and assisted the semianr. Since May, 2000 he has lived in Kiev and concentrated on teaching Ukrainians a sistematical method of Nishio Budo. October, 2003 he established Kiev Aikido and Martial Arts Federation in Ukraine.
He constantly holds the seminar of Nishio Budo in Odessa, Lvov, Kharkov, Nykolaev and Dnipropetrovsk.
Recently he strated teaching Nishio Budo in other contries (Poland, Czech Republic, Russia, Germany, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Switzerland and the Netherlands).

Aikido Yurusu Budo - The Irimi-Issoku Principle by Shoji Nishio sensei