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Historical photo: “Takuma Hisa, the bridge between Daito-ryu and Aiki Budo,”...
“A small, yet sturdily built middle-aged man walked on to the screen. He had a big mustache and a strong physical aura about him. It was Morihei Ueshiba at age 51!” Takuma Hisa receiving his menkyo...
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“Interview with André Cognard (2),” by Stanley Pranin
Hirokazu Kobayashi Sensei demonstrating the swordAndré Cognard was born in France in 1954. He was 17 years old when he started teaching aikido to adults, by opening five dojos in several cities in...
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The Body is the Temple of the Spirit by Stanley Pranin
“We may all have to age, but our expectations as to how fast and to what degree this process will occur are conditioned by what we see in society around us.” From Aikido Journal #112 (1997) I’ve been...
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Historical photo: Koichi Tohei, 10th dan, escapes from bear hug of huge...
“Koichi Tohei was the only person to be officially awarded the 10th dan by Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba.” This is a rare photo of Koichi Tohei Sensei, 10th dan, teaching a group of military...
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Etiquette and the Preservation of Well-being by Stanley Pranin
“Etiquette serves to create a training environment where inherently dangerous techniques can be practiced with a predictible outcome.” Aikido Journal #113 (1998) Last month I attended a Daito-ryu...
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Historical photo: The amazing chameleon photo of O-Sensei from 1922, by...
“This photo has been published in books and newsletters at least five times. Here’s the kicker. The photo appears in four different versions!” Background As a researcher of aikido history, this photo...
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Interview with Michio Hikitsuchi Sensei, Aikido 10th Dan by Laurin Herr and...
Excerpts from this 2001 interview conducted in Shingu, Japan were originally published in “Remembering O-Sensei”, edited by Susan Perry (Shambhala Publications 2002) “What I learned directly from...
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PDF download: January 1964 issue of Aikido Headquarters Newspaper
“Wakasensei” Kisshomaru Ueshiba from 1964 Aikido Headquarters newspaper “Yoshimitsu Yamada Sensei boards the plane for NYC in 1964″ While going through some old boxes of documents, we recently came...
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Morihiro Saito Celebrates 50 Years in Aikido, by Stanley Pranin
“An intimate glimpse of the Ueshiba and Saito Families in Iwama when Aikido was born” Prior to ceremony honoring 9th dan promotion On May 4, 1996 a celebration was held in Iwama, Ibaragi Prefecture, to...
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One Man, One Vision by Stanley Pranin
“The Founder was the proverbial ‘driven man’ who focused his energies on his own training and ventured forth on a unique voyage of inner discovery that culminated in the birth of aikido.” Aikido...
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Magazine: Aiki News Number 37, 1981
Aiki News Number 37, 1981 Contents ● Editorial on Mitsunari Kanai, by Stanley Pranin ● Interview with Mitsunari Kanai, by Stanley Pranin ● Morihiro Saito’s Technical Notebook —...
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Looking Back at the All-Japan Aikido Demonstration by Stanley Pranin
“One of the most interesting things about the All-Japan demonstrations is that you can see an entire range of aikidoka from hobbyists to the world’s finest teachers in a single venue, in a single...
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A Common Sense Look at Aikido by Yoshio Kuroiwa
“Basics demonstrate the mechanics of how to unbalance an opponent and create an opportunity for the application of a technique” Yoshio Kuroiwa (1932-2010) Since there are no matches in Aikido we...
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Magazine: Aikido Journal Number 100, 1994
“Although almost totally unknown to aikido practitioners, one of the most fascinating related forms of the art was created by Minoru Hirai. Hirai served as General Director of Morihei Ueshiba’s old...
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Sokaku Takeda in Osaka, by Tokimune Takeda
Sokaku Takeda demonstrating at the Asahi News dojo in August 1936 “Sokaku’s concern for Morihei was like a father for his son.” Aiki News would like to express its gratitude to Tokimune Takeda Sensei...
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Interview with Seiseki Abe (1) by Stanley Pranin
Calligraphic works of Morihei Ueshiba O-Sensei displayed in the Abe dojo for the interview Seiseki Abe Sensei c. 1995 Editor: Abe Sensei, I think it was during a period of misogi training, before the...
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Magazine: Aikido Journal Number 119, Spring 2000
“When I tried to do koshinage on some of the taller men I found that they could just step over me; no matter how I tried the technique, I couldn’t manage to throw them because the height difference…”...
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Historical photo: “Time Machine Back to Osaka in 1935,” by Stanley Pranin
“Morihei Ueshiba’s Vanguard Dojo in Japan’s Second Largest City.” This is a rare photo of unusually high quality depicting Morihei Ueshiba in Osaka with the leading figures of his Asahi News dojo. The...
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Interview with Pat Hendricks by Ikuko Kimura
“I know that Saito Sensei didn’t treat me any differently just because I was a woman. He judged me from a neutral place. That’s what I loved about him.” Ikuko Kimura: How are you enjoying the Expo?...
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Aikido: Property of the Ueshiba Family, by Stanley Pranin
Current Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba with his father Kisshomaru Ueshiba, the Second Doshu, at the Aiki Taisai in Iwama, c. 1990In answer to a question regarding the role played by Aikido Founder Morihei...
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