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Shoji Nishio

1927 - 2005

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Shoji Nishio (西尾 昭二, Nishio Shōji; December 5, 1927 – March 15, 2005) was a Japanese aikido practitioner and innovator. He held the rank of 8th dan shihan from the Aikikai. He also achieved multiple high ranking honors in other martial arts from different lineages, most notably Iaido, Judo, Karate. Nishio developed his Aikido style based on his understanding of Aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba's teaching and experience with other martial arts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shoji Nishio is the 41st most popular martial arts (down from 30th in 2019), the 1,284th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,069th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Japanese Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Shoji Nishio ranks 41 out of 179. Before him are Hidetaka Nishiyama, Nate Diaz, Georges St-Pierre, Tony Ferguson, Gozo Shioda, and Anderson Silva. After him are Peter Aerts, Takayuki Kubota, Rickson Gracie, Royce Gracie, Demetrious Johnson, and Takao Kawaguchi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Shoji Nishio ranks 312. Before him are Janet Moreau, Pasqualino De Santis, Alex Katz, Harold Brown, Endel Tulving, and Clint Walker. After him are Joan Feynman, Dick Savitt, Heinz Wewers, Don Revie, Boris Shilkov, and Corín Tellado. Among people deceased in 2005, Shoji Nishio ranks 231. Before him are Gordon Gould, Luther Vandross, John Love, Constant Nieuwenhuys, P. Bhanumathi, and Geraldine Fitzgerald. After him are César Lattes, Ivan Kolev, Harrison Young, Larry Collins, Shirley Horn, and Annemarie Heinrich.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shoji Nishio ranks 1,284 out of 6,245. Before him are Hidetaka Miyazaki (1974), Katsuhiro Kusaki (1962), Akira Miyawaki (1928), Banjō Ginga (1948), Yoshiki Tanaka (1952), and Hōchū Ōtsuka (1954). After him are Kazuo Imanishi (1941), Masamune Shirow (1961), Yasushi Akimoto (1958), Sakyo Komatsu (1931), Kenichi Ohmae (1943), and Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu (1875).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In Japan

Among martial arts born in Japan, Shoji Nishio ranks 16. Before him are Motobu Chōki (1870), Higaonna Kanryō (1853), Koichi Tohei (1920), Morihiro Saito (1928), Hidetaka Nishiyama (1928), and Gozo Shioda (1915). After him are Takayuki Kubota (1934), Takao Kawaguchi (1950), Toyokazu Nomura (1949), Kazuhiro Ninomiya (1946), Yoshiyuki Matsuoka (1957), and Satoshi Ishii (1986).

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