Seishiro Endo Shihan presently holds the rank of 8th degree black belt in Aikido with the Aikikai Foundation, Aikido World Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan (Hombu Dojo).
Endo Shihan is one of the last uchi deshi (live-in apprentice) of the founder of Aikido, O Sensei and has been training since 1964. Endo Shihan also holds numerous seminars in various dojos around the world.
Endo Shihan is an instructor at Aikido Hombu Dojo. He founded Aikido Saku Dojo in his hometown Nagano, Japan in 1990. Endo Shihan also teaches at Funasbashi Aikido Doyukai.
Through Seishiro Pictures, Endo Shihan produced numerous DVDs on Aikido titled: Atari and Musubi, Kihon no Kata, Sabaki and Tsukai, Seminar in Washington, D.C., and Stillness and Movement as One and Two-Attacker Practice.