Here at the frontier, the leaves fall like rain. Although my neighbors are all barbarians, and you, you are a thousand miles away, there are still two cups at my table.
Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn, a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter. If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things, this is the best season of your life.
~ Wu-men ~
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Aikido in 1935
Jeff over at Fitness at 50 sent me this video. It's the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, in 1935. Enjoy!
Very interesting video. I like the one against wooden rifle with bayonet most, 'cause it is primarily forward thrusts where aikido's signature stop, turn and throw technique works best. And applied to kendo, it is (straight downward) chop, turn (L or R), chop, turn (L or R), chop, rather than chop, forward (or backward), chop....very interesting to watch!
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Very interesting video. I like the one against wooden rifle with bayonet most, 'cause it is primarily forward thrusts where aikido's signature stop, turn and throw technique works best. And applied to kendo, it is (straight downward) chop, turn (L or R), chop, turn (L or R), chop, rather than chop, forward (or backward), chop....very interesting to watch!
I love the old videos.
There was a rumor that Morihei Ueshiba spent some time in China, learning various internal martial arts.
Years ago, I heard a rumor that Morihei Ueshiba spent some time in China, learning various internal martial arts.
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