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O Sensei
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

O Sensei 1

There are many interesting articles by Stanley Pranin
about the life of Morihei Ueshiba, or O Sensei, here:
Articles at Aikido Journal.com.

O Sensei 2

 

 

Morihiro Saito Sensei

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.

Saito Sensei in Sd - jo



A number of our students travelled to Japan to
train with Saito Sensei at O Sensei's dojo in Iwama, Japan.

SS in SD 2s

 

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.

Saito Sensei DVD -3 Cover

These DVDs are available at the dojo for purchase.

More Helpful Articles

MORIHEI UESHIBA AND MORIHIRO SAITO
by Stanley Pranin

 

film clip
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