Gosho Motoharu - Gosho Motoharu

Gosho Motoharu

• 1919 Born in Oita-ken, Usa-shi
• 1929 Start learning budo.
• 1961 Receive the title of Shihan and Adjunct successor of the Kobudo schools Niten Ichi Ryu and Sekiguchi Ryu by their headmaster, Aoki Kikuo.
• 1966 Receive the grade of Kendo Kyoshi Nanadan (7th Dan)
• 1981 Represents the Niten Ichi Ryu in the official archive of the Nihon Budokan.
• 1983 Represents the Niten Ichi Ryu in Paris, in a demonstration broadcasted by the NHK network in all Japan. In the same occasion gave classes on Niten Ichi Ryu to the French Police (by Nihon Budokan).
• 1986 Represents the Niten Ichi Ryu in Beijing and Shanghai (by Nihon Budokan).
• 1988 Represents the Niten Ichi Ryu in Australia in the commemoration of the national 200 years anniversary (by Nihon Budokan).
• 1989 Receive the title of Iaido Hanshi Hachidan.
• 2004 Requested by other masters of the Niten Ichi Ryu, founds the Gosho-ha Hyoho Niten Ichi ryu, to preserve the original teachings of the school.
• 2006 Writes the presentation of the Brazilian edition of Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings (Gorin No Sho)
• 2007 By request of the Ōita Kendo Association, the main linage of the school is restablishmed at Usa. His son, Kiyoshi Yoshimoti becomes the 12th successor of Niten Ichi Ryu.
• 2012 Passed away in October, 27th 2012 at Ōita, Japan, at the age of 93 years old.

Shihan Gosho transmitted the original teachings of Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu to the masters Kiyoshi Yoshimoti, Ishii Toyozumi, Shigematsu Isao, and Jorge Kishikawa.