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Cliffs Aikido
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Dan
(blackbelt level) candidates write an essay as part of their
exams.
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Founder
of Aikido
Morihei Ueshiba
1883-1969
The
divine beauty
Of heaven and earth!
All creation,
Members of
One family.
Chronology
of the Life of Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of
Aikido
by Stanley
Pranin
Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969) was history's greatest martial artist. Even as an old man of eighty, he could disarm any foe, down any number of attackers, and pin an opponent with a single finger. Although invincible as a warrior, he was above all a man of peace who detested fighting, war, and any kind of violence. His way was Aikido, which can be translated as "The Art of Peace." Morihei Ueshiba is referred to by the practitioners of Aikido as O Sensei, "The Great Teacher".
-Excerpted from the Introduction written by John Stevens for The Art of Peace.
For more on O'Sensei from aikidofaq.com, click here
Morihiro Saito
Interview
With Morihiro Saito Sensei (1)
By Stanley Pranin & Midori Yamamoto
Aiki News 32, December 1978
Morihiro
Saito Celebrates 50 Years in Aikido
From Aikido Journal 109
A
Memorial Address for Saito Sensei
by T.K. Chiba, 8th dan Shihan
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