Eager to learn about aikido, he set up a dojo in Osaka for Noriaki (Yoichiro) Inoue, early student and nephew of Ueshiba.
Yukio Kawahara,[4] technical director of the Canadian Aikido Federation, Higuchi Takanari, chief instructor of the Kyoto Renmei Dojo, Seiji Tomita, founder of the Ban Sen Juku school in Belgium and Ishu Ishiyama,[5] chief instructor of the Vancouver West Aikikai Dojo figure among his students.
The school has its headquarters in Belgium and dojos in France, Reunion Island, Spain, Tahiti and the United Kingdom.
The school teaches aikido and focuses on seeking the essence of traditional Japanese martial arts through several kinds of training.
Tomita Seiji Shihan, the founder and president of the Ban Sen Juku school, has transferred his knowledge of many domains other than aikido such as zazen, misogi (purification), ki training, ki shiatsu massage, Japanese calligraphy and Japanese cooking.