Naoya Nakamura
5th Dan Aikikai • Dojo-Cho // Funada Dojo
Naoya Nakamura joined the Kumano Juku Kihō Branch Dojo in 2000 and began training under Tomio Ishimoto (8th Dan).
Since 2003, he has been receiving instruction from Motomichi Anno (8th Dan • Shihan). In 2015, he became a founding member of the Kishu Kumano Aikikai and continued as a close student of Motomichi Anno and Kiichi Hine.
In October 2024, he was appointed as the Dojo-Cho of the Funada Dojo of Kishu Kumano Aikikai.
He continues to train diligently in both the spirit and techniques of Aikido under the guidance of his esteemed teachers.