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			Morihei Ueshiba 1883-1969 O Sensei Founder of Aikido The divine beauty Of heaven and earth! All creation, Members of One family. Life of Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido as posted by his home town of Tanabe in Japan There are many interesting articles by Stanley Pranin about the life of Morihei Ueshiba, or O Sensei, here: Articles at Aikido Journal.com.     Morihiro Saito Sensei Morihiro Saito Sensei 1928-2002 Close personal student of O Sensei from 1946 to 1969 Caretaker of O Sensei's Iwama dojo and the Aiki Shrine 1969-2002 Saito Sensei taught large seminars annually at Sunset Cliffs Aikido for many years. A number of our students travelled to Japan to train with Saito Sensei at O Sensei's dojo in Iwama, Japan.   Articles and Interviews With Morihiro Saito Sensei by Stanley Pranin, Aikido Journal A Memorial Address for Saito Sensei by T.K. Chiba, 8th dan Shihan Interview with Morihiro Saito Sensei by Gaku Homma Sensei Three videotapes of the seminars of Morihiro Saito, Sensei at Sunset Cliffs Aikido are now available as professionally edited and subtitled DVDs from Aikido Journal. Here is a sample video clip. These DVDs are available at the dojo for purchase. More Helpful Articles MORIHEI UESHIBA AND MORIHIRO SAITO by Stanley Pranin   See film clip of Bernice Tom with Morihiro Saito Sensei doing the 31 Kumijo in the 1981 All Japan AikidoDemonsration   Sunset Cliffs Aikido Brochure   Our students explain in their own words why they train at Sunset Cliffs Aikido click here to read what they say   Dan (blackbelt level) candidates write an essay as part of their exams. Read them here! Dan Exam Essays