Conversation so far:
When did Seagal get involved in martial arts?
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What kind of martial arts was Seagal doing?
By 1974 Seagal had returned California.
That year he met Miyako Fujitani, a second-degree black belt and daughter of an Osaka aikido master.
Who did he train with?
an Osaka aikido master who had come to Los Angeles to teach aikido.
When Miyako returned to Osaka, Seagal went with her.
The following year they married.
Did he earn a black belt?
He taught at the school owned by Miyako's family (though he is often stated to have been the first non-Asian to open a dojo in Japan).
What other accomplishments did he have in his martial arts training?
Seagal initially returned to Taos, New Mexico, with his student (and later film stuntman) Craig Dunn, where they opened a dojo.
Was this successful?
although Seagal spent much of his time pursuing other ventures.
After another period in Japan, Seagal returned to the U.S.
in 1983.
Did he stay here?
Seagal returned to the U.S.
in 1983 with senior student Haruo Matsuoka.
They opened an aikido dojo, initially in North Hollywood.
Did the dojo move somewhere else?
but later moved it to the city of West Hollywood.
Seagal left Matsuoka in charge of the dojo, which he ran until the two parted ways in 1997.
What else is notable about this part of his life?
Seagal helped train Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist Lyoto Machida, who credited Seagal for.

Question: What did Machida attribute to Seagal?
Self-contained rewrite: What did Brazilian Martial Artist Lyoto Machida attribute to Steven Seagal?