Shihan Minegishi Mutsuko

Profile of Ms. Mutsuko Minegishi, 7th degree black belt Ms. Mutsuko Minegishi was born in 1940 in Tokyo, Japan, but her family had to move to her father s home village in Saitama Prefecture, 100 kilometers north west of Tokyo, a few months before Tokyo was air raided during the war. On January 10, 2010, at the Kagamibiraki at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo, she was promoted to the 7th degree black belt that is the highest among the female Aikido students. Her rank was certified from the Aikikai Foundation where the founder Ueshiba Morihei founded and taught Aikido throughout Japan and also to the outside world. She trained under the second generation Master, Kisshomaru Ueshiba Doshu, son of the Founder, and his grandson, current Moriteru Ueshiba Doshu, Koichi Tohei, the Founder of the Ki Society, and every highest ranking instructor at the Hombu Dojo. Her style is the mixture of all of these instructors and it accommodates the needs for the varieties of the students. She registered at br, br,