Thank you for putting together and sharing this wonderful interview! It’s so hard to find information about Chida Sensei in English. Would be great hear more about what particularly stood out for him from Shioda Sensei’s teachings. Also, his own views and personal understanding of the heart and spirit of Aikido.
Master Shioda was a great teacher. He was impartial in imparting his skills to all his students and hence, their high standard you see now. Honestly, Yoshinkan’s style of Aikido is solid to the core and easily the school that could do Aikido proud in the field of martial arts.
Great video. I read about Chida Sensei in Angry White Pyjamas, for a book that's a bit cheeky around Yoshinkan in general ( including some of the teachers) it's always respectful of Chida, so clearly he commanded immense respect and was always described as an incredibly nice guy. Great to hear his story from him directly.
At 6:50 What did Chida sensei mean when he said "if Yoshinkan hadn't change, then there is no difference with Renshikai"? What changed? Was it the philosophy of Aikido, or technique? Later Chida sensei mentioned that one should not create new techniques. As the Dojocho at the time, surely Chida Sensei would have the influence on the path to follow at the Yoshinkan. Very unfortunate and perhaps that there must be reflection on the concept of "new techniques". The core principles of Aikido should not be changed, but techniques based on the Principles should continue to evolve - otherwise, the perception of Aikido about its effectiveness will always be questioned.
Thank you, interesting interview. However, the views expressed appear to be very conservative (not changing techniques). Why not experiment with new forms, considering the debate and controversy nowadays about Aikido's effectiveness in a modern MMA world? Even O Sensei himself was constantly innovating and changing his art. See also aikido master Minoru Mochizuki's teaching '"Never teach only what you have been taught".
Thanks for this, so very interesting interview with Chida Shihan, he has done so much to promote Aikido.
Thank you for putting together and sharing this wonderful interview! It’s so hard to find information about Chida Sensei in English. Would be great hear more about what particularly stood out for him from Shioda Sensei’s teachings. Also, his own views and personal understanding of the heart and spirit of Aikido.
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Master Shioda was a great teacher. He was impartial in imparting his skills to all his students and hence, their high standard you see now. Honestly, Yoshinkan’s style of Aikido is solid to the core and easily the school that could do Aikido proud in the field of martial arts.
Great video. I read about Chida Sensei in Angry White Pyjamas, for a book that's a bit cheeky around Yoshinkan in general ( including some of the teachers) it's always respectful of Chida, so clearly he commanded immense respect and was always described as an incredibly nice guy. Great to hear his story from him directly.
At 6:50 What did Chida sensei mean when he said "if Yoshinkan hadn't change, then there is no difference with Renshikai"? What changed? Was it the philosophy of Aikido, or technique? Later Chida sensei mentioned that one should not create new techniques. As the Dojocho at the time, surely Chida Sensei would have the influence on the path to follow at the Yoshinkan. Very unfortunate and perhaps that there must be reflection on the concept of "new techniques". The core principles of Aikido should not be changed, but techniques based on the Principles should continue to evolve - otherwise, the perception of Aikido about its effectiveness will always be questioned.
Thank you, interesting interview. However, the views expressed appear to be very conservative (not changing techniques). Why not experiment with new forms, considering the debate and controversy nowadays about Aikido's effectiveness in a modern MMA world? Even O Sensei himself was constantly innovating and changing his art. See also aikido master Minoru Mochizuki's teaching '"Never teach only what you have been taught".