Quotes from O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba
A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind. Morihei Ueshiba
All life is a manifestation of the spirit, the manifestation of love. Morihei Ueshiba
All the principles of heaven and earth are living inside you. Life itself is truth, and this will never change. Everything in heaven and earth breathes. Breath is the thread that ties creation together. Morihei Ueshiba
Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment. Morihei Ueshiba
O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba, Aikido Last Public Demonstration
August 26, 2008 by Aikidoka
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O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba, Aikido last public demonstration, January 1969 at the age of 85. later part of his life teaches the unification of ki in Aikido.
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O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba Live Interview
August 26, 2008 by Aikidoka
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Live Interview with O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba – The Founder of Aikido.
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O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba Interview (1961)
August 26, 2008 by Aikidoka
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Radio Interview with O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba – The Founder of Aikido.
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Morihei Ueshiba & Morihiro Saito
by Stanley Pranin – Aikido Journal #101 (1994)
Shomen Portrait of Morihei Ueshiba
The following article was prepared with the kind assistance of Dan Palmer of the UK.
Few individuals have so thoroughly investigated the origins of aikido as Aiki News’ own editor-in-chief Stanley Pranin. In this series, originally written for publication in the Japanese-language magazine Wushu, Pranin recounts some of the highlights of aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba’s long career through his association with his teachers and leading students. Part eight focuses on Morihiro Saito, keeper of the Aiki Shrine in Iwama, who has done much to classify and systematize the aikido he learned during fifteen years of training with O-Sensei.
The process of technical diversification began in aikido even before the death of its founder, Morihei Ueshiba. Among the tendencies prevalent in aikido today are the soft approach emphasizing circular or ki no nagare techniques of Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba of the Aikikai Hombu Dojo, the so-called hard-style school of Yoshinkan aikido headed by Gozo Shioda Sensei, the emphasis on the concept of ki of Shinshin Toitsu aikido as espoused by Koichi Tohei Sensei, the eclectic system of Minoru Mochizuki Sensei of Yoseikan aikido, and the sports aikido system devised by Kenji Tomiki Shihan, which includes competition. To these must be added the unified technical curriculum formulated by 9th dan Aikikai shihan Morihiro Saito. Saito Sensei’s approach, which stresses the inter-relationship between empty-handed techniques and weapons (aiki ken and jo), has become a de facto standard for many aikido practitioners throughout the world. This has been due largely to the success of his many books on aikido techniques and his extensive foreign travels.
Morihei Ueshiba and Morihito Saito
Introduction to aikido
Morihiro Saito was a skinny, unimpressive lad of eighteen when he first met Morihei Ueshiba in sleepy Iwama Village in July 1946. It was shortly after the end of World War II and practice of the martial arts was prohibited by the GHQ. The founder had been “officially” retired in Iwama for several years, although in reality he was engaged in intensive shugyo in these secluded surroundings. Indeed, it was during the Iwama years during and after the war that Morihei Ueshiba was in the process of perfecting modem aikido.
