Aikido founder
Morihei Ueshiba is often referred as O-Sensei (The Great Teacher).
Morihei Ueshiba was born in Western Japan in 1883. After mastering the classical styles of ju-jutsu and ken-jutsu, he created aikido, an entirely original martial art combined with the spiritual teachings of Japanese Shinto beliefs. After the Second World War, Morihei established the Aikikai Foundation in Tokyo to promote the dissemination of aikido throughout the world. Morihei Ueshiba died in 1969.
He was succeeded by
his son, Kisshomaru Ueshiba, who assumed the title of “Second Doshu.”
In nowadays Morihei's grandson Moriteru Ueshiba is the Third Doshu.