Mitsunari Kanai
Martial arts teacher
Mitsunari Kanai was an aikido and iaido teacher born in Japan, who spent most of his teaching career in the United States. He was an 8th dan teacher with the title shihan in the organisation Aikikai. Wikipedia
Born: April 15, 1939, Manchukuo
Died: March 28, 2004 (age 64 years), Canada
Martial arts: Aikido and Iaido
Rank: 8th Dan
Teacher(s): Morihei Ueshiba
Chief Instructor of New England Aikikai from 1966-2004, Mitsunari Kanai Shihan was one of the last uchi deshi (live-in apprentice) of the founder of Aikido, ...
Renowned Aikido instructor Mitsunari Kanai died March 28 of a heart attack in Toronto, Canada, where he had been teaching a seminar. He was 64.