Born in Tokyo, his aikido teachers included Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of the martial art,[1] and Morihiro Saito.
[2] Suga leads courses throughout Europe and conducts dan examinations for the Free German Aikido Association.
Toshirô Suga started judo at age 15 in the Tokyo police force dojo.
At the age of 17 (1968), guided by his father's advice, he began Aikido in the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in Tokyo.
For the following year and a half, he had daily teaching from Morihei Ueshiba during the 15h00 class of Sadateru Arikawa sensei.