▁Category : Lab our ▁Party ▁( N or way ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Norwegian ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁Japanese ▁master ▁of ▁a ik ido . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁grand son ▁of ▁Mor ihe i ▁U es hib a , ▁founder ▁of ▁a ik ido , ▁and ▁son ▁of ▁K iss hom aru ▁U es hib a . ▁U es hib a ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁current ▁D os hu ▁( her edit ary ▁head ) ▁of ▁the ▁A ik ikai . ▁ ▁Biography ▁U es hib a ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁in ▁Tokyo , ▁Japan . ▁Rec alling ▁his ▁child hood ▁during ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁interview , ▁he ▁said , ▁" The ▁first ▁time ▁I ▁wore ▁an ▁A ik ido ▁uniform ▁I ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁grade ▁of ▁elementary ▁school . ▁But ▁my ▁family ▁didn ’ t ▁force ▁me ▁to ▁do ▁ke iko ▁( training ) ▁then , ▁I ▁just ▁did ▁it ▁when ▁I ▁felt ▁like ▁it . ▁I ▁started ▁training ▁seriously ▁in ▁my ▁high ▁school ▁years . ▁My ▁intention ▁then ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁successor ▁to ▁my ▁father , ▁and ▁to ▁preserve ▁Kais o ’ s ▁[ M ori he i ▁U es hib a ' s ] ▁legacy ▁for ▁the ▁future ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁U es hib a ▁graduated ▁from ▁Me iji ▁G aku in ▁University ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁econom ics . ▁In ▁