Education
Subsequently, he studied at Tsukushoku University under the tutelage of Mishimasa Nishizawa, graduating as an Doctor of Medicine
Subsequently, he studied at Tsukushoku University under the tutelage of Mishimasa Nishizawa, graduating as an Doctor of Medicine
He was responsible for the introduction of aikido to Brazil in 1963. During his boyhood his health was fragile, which led him to receive acupuncture treatment, and to practice Sumo wrestling and Kenjutsu. In his youth he became an uchi-deshi for 7 years in the household of Torataro Saito, who taught him oriental medicine - as well as Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu and Ueshiba-ryu (!) Aiki-Budo.
Technically, Kawai"s foundation was therefore old school, in line with that of Gozo Shioda (Yoshinkan) and Morihiro Saito (Iwama). in Oriental Medicine.
Kawai proceeded to become an associate professor in the subjects of general acupunture and moxa technique at the Faculty of Oriental Medicine at Tsukushoku University. there. Six years later he took a sabbatical to study Aikijujutsu and Aikido with Aritoshi Murashige, who encouraged him to establish a dojo in Brazil - which Kawai then proceeded to do.
From 1976 to 1984 he was Vice President of The International Aikido Federation (Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik), subsequently becoming Director General of The South American Aikido Federation, and the official representative of Aikikai Hombu Dojo in that subcontinent. Throughout his life, Kawai and his students remained intensely loyal to Hombu Dojo.