In 1935, a Japanese newsreel crew from Asahi Shinbun captured the earliest surviving footage of Morihei Ueshiba demonstrating his art. This black-and-white film—along with his Budo, published in 1938, and his earlier private training documents such as Budo Renshu (1933), compiled with student Kenji Tomiki—comprise the few unambiguous records of what Aikido looked like beforeContinue reading “MORIHEI UESHIBA – 1935 DEMO”
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INTERLUDE – Suggestions on Training Method
Aikido is perhaps unique in its training method: Once a beginning student is familiar with the basics of safe falling they are thrown into an interactive environment. Training is therefore always dynamic and contextual – training is in movement and with a variety of partners. There are distinct advantages – students learn early that contextually dynamicContinue reading “INTERLUDE – Suggestions on Training Method”
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