Tatsunori Imamura Shihan at Aikido of Missoula

Aikido Shihan Tatsunori Imamura from Hokkaido, Japan, is chief instructor of Sapporo International Aikikai and travels regularly to teach in Eastern Russia and Europe. Imamura Sensei was profoundly influenced by his study with O Sensei in the last years of the founder’s life and is committed to the spiritual core of Aikido. He studied as well with Masahisa Goi Sensei, close friend of O Sensei and founder of the Byakko Shinko Kai, which initiated the movement to plant Peace Poles worldwide. This will be Imamura Sensei’s second trip to the United States.