, 8th dan in  kobudo , 5th dan in  kendo , 5th dan in karate, and a 5th dan in  jojutsu [1] . Born in  Shizuoka ,  Japan , Mochizuki was one of the direct students of  judo  founder  Jigoro Kano ,  aikido  founder  Morihei Ueshiba  and  Gichin Funakoshi , founder