Iwama dojo was built by what martial artist who is often referred to as the founder, Kaiso, or Great Teacher?
Iwama dojo Iwama dojo is a dojo built by the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, who lived there from 1942 until his death in 1969. It is located in the former town of Iwama and became an important historical location for the development of aikido and "a Mecca to the aikido community." This dojo is also where Morihiro Saito, one of the founder's closest students, learned and taught aikido from 1946 until 2002 developing what is often referred to as the Iwama Style.
Iemoto Iemoto (Japanese: 家元 ) (lit. "family foundation") is a Japanese term used to refer to the founder or current Grand Master of a certain school of traditional Japanese art. It is used synonymously with the word sōke (宗家 ) when it refers to the family or house that the iemoto is head of and represents.