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10th dan Aikido sensei

Koichi Tohei - 10th dan - officially ratified by the Aikikai in 1970 and a certificate issued. (10th dan certificate number 1)

Michio Hikitsuchi - 10th dan - "unofficially awarded" 10th Dan by O Sensei. No certificate was issued.

Seiseki Abbe - 10th Dan - given verbally by O Sensei - Officially 8th Dan

Minoru Mochizuki - 10th dan - given by the IMAF in 1979

Yoshio Sugino - 10th dan - by virtue of being Katori Shinto Ryu headmaster. 10th dan given by IMAF

Rinjiro Shirata - 10th dan - given post mortem by the Aikikai.

Gozo Shioda - 10th dan - given by the IMAF. Given 9th dan by O Sensei.

Osawa sensei - 10th dan - after his death in 26.05.91, given post mortem by the Aikikai.