Patrick Augé Sensei Shihan
(born on July 18, 1947, Rennes, France)

• 8th dan Yōseikan Aikidō Shihan
• Technical director, Yōseikan Budō International Federation for North America
• Director of International Operations, Kokusai Budo Seifukai (International Budo Seifukai)

Patrick Auge Sensei began training in Jūdō in 1962 in France, and later trained in Karate and Aikidō with a student of Hiroo Mochizuki. He was active as a Jūdō competitor until 1970 after which he lived for seven years as the uchideshi of Master Minoru Mochizuki. Patrick Augé Sensei was named the representative of Yōseikan Budō Aikidō for North America in 1977. He then founded multiple dojos in the region of Ottawa (Ontario, Canada) with his wife, Kaoru Sugiyama Sensei. He is currently in Los Angeles developing Yōseikan Budō and regularly travels between Canada, the United States and Japan.

• Interview with Patrick Augé Sensei (Aiki News #91, spring 1992)
• Patrick Augé at Aiki Expo 2002 (Ikuko Kimura, Aikidō Journal)