Morito Suganuma

Morito Suganuma (菅沼守人) (born 27 July 1942) is a Japanese aikido teacher holding the rank of 8th dan in the Aikikai .

Born in Fukushima, Japan, his first contact with aikido was in 1963 at the Asia University in Tokyo where he followed a class taught by Nobuyoshi Tamura. The next year, Tamura introduced him to the Aikikai Hombu Dojo where he started training assiduously under Morihei Ueshiba, Kisshomaru Ueshiba and other prominent Hombu instructors. He officially became an uchideshi in 1967 after graduating from university.