Kiyoshi Nakakura (中倉 清, Nakakura Kiyoshi, 1910–2000) was a Japanese practitioner of kendo, iaido and aikido.
Nakakura was originally the top kendo student of Nakayama Hakudō.
[1] When Nakayama was asked to send a representative of kendo to Morihei Ueshiba's aikido dojo, he appointed Nakakura to the role.
[3] Nakakura was impressed with Ueshiba's martial skills (particularly after his adopted father was able to fend off a simultaneous attack from both Nakakura and the fencing expert Junichi Haga), but disagreed with Ueshiba's Oomoto-kyo beliefs and left the family after a few years.
[2] Nakakura continued to train in kendo and iaido throughout his life, achieving 9th dan in both.