Katsuzō Nishi (西 勝造, にし•かつぞー, Nishi Katsuzō) (1884 – 1959) was the Japanese founder of Nishi Shiki in 1927, who was at that time the chief technical engineer for Japan's first subway project, the Tokyo subway. He was also an aikido teacher.
Biography
Katsuzō Nishi attributed his health to his own methods of health building. These methods developed from years of studying health and preventive medicine theories, conducting experiments, and examining the acquired knowledge from the perspective of modern medical science.Nishi System of Health Engineering by Katsuzō Nishi, 1936; Kessinger, 2003, paperback,
He was also an aikido teacher at Aikikai Hombu Dojo hence many aikidoka were introduced to the Nishi Health System which resulted in the incorporation of certain exercises, like the fish exercise (kingyō undō, 金魚運動), into aikido and the way aikidoka took care of their health.Interview with Yasuo Kobayashi (2) by Stanley Pranin. Aikido Journal, Aiki News #93, fall 1992.
After the war he also advised Kisshomaru Ueshiba on reestablishing the Aikikai Foundation after the war.Founder of Aikido (39): The Reestablishment of The Aikikai Foundation by Kisshomaru Ueshiba. Aikido Journal, Aiki News #68, August 1985.
Teachers The following persons have been his most influential teachers: Morihei Ueshiba Vikrant Bhatla
Students These are some of his students: Masatomi Ikeda
Descendants Manjiro Nishi
Books Live Longer the Nishi Health System Way Prevent Sickness Maintain Health and Treat Ailments by Katsuzō Nishi. Nishi System of Health Engineering by Katsuzō Nishi. Kessinger, 1936, paperback, Nishi System of Health Engineering : Based on an Entirely New Theory of Blood Circulation by Katsuzō Nishi. Hardcover. Live Longer the Nishi Health System Way Prevent Sickness Maintain Health and Treat Ailments by Katsuzō Nishi. 1997. paperback. Cybernetics: Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine by Katsuzō NishiEncounter with Automation and Cybernetics , Retrieved on March 11, 2010
References
External links Nishishiki Kenkoho Nishikai Honbu Nishi Health System Network Japan - Behind the Scenes - People Nishikai do Brasil