Thomas H. Makiyama

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birth_date = 1928
birth_place = Hawaii, United States
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martial_art = Keijutsukai Aikido
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Thomas H. Makiyama (1928-2005), born in Hawaii, was an aikido teacher and founder of Keijutsukai Aikido and the Keijutsukai International Federation (Keijutsukai Kokusai Renmei), based in Tokyo. The organization teaches Keijutsukai Aikido and Keijutsu (a specialized method of defensive tactics for law enforcement personnel).

Makiyama started budo at the age of 18 in 1947 after enlisting in the U.S. Army. He was sent to Japan and was stationed in Yokohama, where he was assigned to the 8th Army’s military police criminal investigation division. At the Isezaki-cho police station in Yokohama he started to train in police judo. [ [http://www.aikidojournal.com/article.php?articleID=106 Aikido Journal interview with Thomas H. Makiyama] ]

Over the years, he studied judo, jujutsu, Gōjū-ryū karate and aikido among other budo arts. In aikido, he achieved eighth dan (1977) in Yoshinkan aikido and a certification as shihan. He is believed to be the only American with that distinction at the time.Fact|date=October 2007

He also contributed to a number of articles for martial arts publications such as Black Belt magazine. Makiyama was the author of one of the first books in English on Aikido [ [http://www.aikidojournal.com/bibliography_details?id=295 The Techniques of Aikido] ] during the mid-fifties and the book Keijutsukai Aikido in 1983. In Hawaii, Makiyama was instrumental in forming the first official branch of the Aikido Yoshinkai outside of Japan, at the personal request of the late Gozo Shioda, a close friend and professional acquaintance since 1948.

Makiyama created the Keijutsukai (Police/Security Techniques Association) in February 1980 after training as an independent system commenced during the early part of 1979. He was the Keijutsukai Director until his death on September 9, 2005. [ [http://www.aikiweb.com/news/display.html?range=article&news_id=1126 Aikiweb news] ]

References

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* Frank Paetzold, "Wu Shu", Books on Demand GmbH (2003), p 151, ISBN 978-3833001826
* Gary Bennett, "Aikido Techniques and Tactics", Human Kinetics Europe Ltd (1997), p 24, ISBN 978-0880115988
* Thomas H Makiyama, "The techniques of aikido", Jenkins (1963), ASIN: B0000CLSPM
* Thomas H Makiyama, "Keijutsukai Aikido: Japanese Art of Self-defense", Ohara Publications Inc.,U.S. (1998), ISBN 978-0897500920

External links

[http://www.aikidojournal.com/encyclopedia?entryID=455 Aikido Journal entry for Thomas H. Makiyama]