[4] During his early years as an uchi-deshi, he was instrumental in developing the Yoshinkan's current pedagogical system along with Takashi Kushida in consultation with Gozo Shioda.

[4] Shioda died in 1994 and Inoue was named the new director (kanchō 館長) of the Yoshinkan in 2002.

[7] His 10th dan certificate was issued by the International Budo Federation in April 2009,[3] as he had resigned from the Yoshinkan effective 30 March 2006 following an internal dispute.

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