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· Kenji Tomiki Shihan
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· Tetsuro Nariyama Shihan
· In memory of Shingo Koshiyama Sensei
 21st November 1947
Tetsuro Nariyama was born in Yamadera, an area of Yamagata City, Yamagata prefecture. He is the eldest son of Hachiro and Chiyo. He went to the local primary and junior schools before going to the prefectural high school in Yamagata where he became a member of the judo club. He saw the judo competition in the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo and set his sights on becoming an Oympic judo player.
1966
He entered the Kokushikan University Law Faculty and joined the aikido club. It was here that he had his fateful encounter with Kenji Tomiki that determined his future.
1968
As captain of Kokushikan University Aikido club he acted as Tomiki's uke at a committee meeting in preparation for the inauguration of the Japan Budo Society. In October of the following year at Momoyama Gakuin University in Osaka he introduced and taught the aikido randori system to students from six universities in the Kansai area.
 1970
After graduating in March he was sent by Tomiki to Osaka to spread competitive aikido. While instructing students in the randori system he was studying seriously as a full-time assistant to the head of the Osaka Aikikai, Hirokazu Kobayashi Shihan. On 27th August, at the 1st Japan Budo Festival held in the Expo Park in Senri, Osaka he gave a demonstration. On 3rd November, the 1st All Japan Students Aikido Tournament was held at the Okubo Sports Hall in Tokyo.
1972
He gave a demonstration at the 2nd Japan Budo Festival in the Nippon Budokan, Tokyo on 25th of November. This was a historic event with groups led by Kisshomaru Ueshiba (2nd Head of Aikikai), Gozo Shioda (Head of Yoshinkan) and Kenji Tomiki (Head of the Japan Aikido Association) together in the same building.
 1973
He was part of a group led by Tomiki which went to Taiwan. They gave demonstrations in police and military academies and received a very warm reception from the Supreme Commander of the Taiwanese armed forces.
1976
On 1st March Nariyama became the full-time instructor at Shodokan, the Kansai headquarters of the Japan Aikido Association. On 28th March, with the assistance of Masaharu Uchiyama (then Vice-Chairman of the J.A.A.), Tomiki opened his central dojo in Showacho, Osaka called Shodokan. On 26th September, Nariyama won the men's individual randori competition at the 4th Kanto Aikido Tournament in Waseda University, Tokyo.
1977
On 21st March, to mark the first anniversary of Shodokan, the 1st All Japan Aikido Tournament was held in the Osaka Municipal Budokan in the grounds of Osaka Castle. Kujiraoka Sensei, Jigoro Kano's favourite pupil, later said that it was "tremendously impressive". Nariyama won both the black belt enbu and the men's individual randori events.
1982
In accordance with Tomiki's wishes, Nariyama began teaching overseas.
 1985
He became a visiting lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Kokushikan University.
1989
On 16th June, as a result of his many years of instruction overseas, the 1st International Aikido Tournament was held at Tenri University in Nara. Competitors from 20 clubs in 10 countries from around the world participated.
1992
On 1st April he became a visiting lecturer in the Physical Education Department at Waseda University.
1995
On 18th October he became a visiting lecturer at the Police Academy at the Osaka Municipal Police Headquarters.
1997
On 6th May a celebration of the 30th anniversary of Shodokan took place at the Nikko Hotel in Osaka. Many instructors and visitors attended. In addition, a commemorative book was published to mark the event.
• History of teaching overseas
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1971, 1972 and 1973 |
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| England |
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1982, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999 and 2003 |
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| Australia |
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1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1999 and 2002 |
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| Switzerland |
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1984, 1986, 1987, 1995, 1998, 2000 and 2004 |
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| France |
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1986 |
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| USA |
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1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998 and 2000 |
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| Spain |
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2001 |
• History of teaching in Japan
Kokushikan University Physical Education Department (Judo)
Assistant to Hatakeyama Shigeyuki Sensei |
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1966 |
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Kokushikan University Physical Education Department (Aikido)
Assistant to Hideo Oba Sensei |
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1966-1969 |
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| Visiting Lecturer at Kokushikan University Physical Education Department (Aikido) |
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1985-present |
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| Visiting Lecturer at Waseda University Physical Education Department (Aikido) |
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1971-present |
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| Instructor at Waseda University Social Club |
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1987-present |
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Kinki Area Women's Police Academy Aikido Instructor
Assistant to Kobayashi Hirokazu Shihan |
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1971-1976 |
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Instructor at the Police University Health Center (Aikido)
Assistant to Hideo Ohba Sensei |
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1983-1984 |
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| Instructor (Judo) Osaka Municipal Abiko Junior High School Compulsory Judo Curriculum and Judo Club |
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1971-1974 |
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Instructor of the All Japan Student Aikido Association
(at the Nihon Budokan Research Centre) |
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1985-present |
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| Instructor at the Police Academy of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters |
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1994- |
• Publications
Co-authored Aikido Kyoshitsu (Aikido Coursebook) first published in 1985 by Taishukan
• Essays
Aikido no Boken (Adventures in Aikido) published in the Tenri University Aikido Club 10th Anniversary Issue, November 1990
• Budo Society publications (on technical aspects of randori)
"Correct timing in atemi waza", 12th Japan Budo Society Tournament, 2nd September 1979
"The structure and execution of kansetsu waza", 13th Japan Budo Society Tournament, 14th September 1980
"The martial significance of the basic movements", 14th Japan Budo Society Tournament, 22nd November 1981
"Technical aspects of using the rubber knife in competitive aikido", 22nd Japan Budo Society Tournament, 24th September 1989
"Characteristics and training methods for uki waza in competitive aikido", 23rd Japan Budo Society Tournament, 9th September 1990
"Technical aspects of counter techniques in competitive aikido", 24th Japan Budo Society Tournament, 8th September 1991
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