This is a short documentary of Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido when he was 78 years old in 1961. The documentary was by Japan News and we get to see video and O'Sensei speaking.
This little man is the reason I started studying Aikido in 1990. I had two VHS Cassettes of his earlier teaching. Loan them to a friend. Never to be seen again. Just love this man. He became my 4th mentor. Jesus,Jimi Hendrix,Bruce Lee. And O’Sensei. Oss.
I just love the footwork of 31 Jo Kata. I’ve been working on doing it on my left side. As to the right side. Very different after you been doing it on the right for so long. As in Shotokan. What you do n the right. You do on the left. No favoritism to the body,mind and spirit.
Cult-like behaviour from Ueshiba's students. 4 guys holding a bokken at the same time and a 78 year old man throws all 4 of them at the same time with ease? I don't think so. I love watching aikido for it's flowing beauty,but please,give me a break.
I totally agree with you. Practicing Aikido since 1973..., i came early to the conclusion: Aikido is NOT for fighting, just a fine art of motion, beauty, softness, health, breath, and it is really enjoyable to practice it in this state of mind. The rest, all the rest is to put in the trash box. Aikido is NOT for fighting! The dilemma is: we, human beings, always consider the person we have in front of us is an 'opponent'. In Aikido i learned: he is not an opponent, but a PARTNER. So 'life is a struggle" is a mistake: life is (or should be) a partnership, and this starts on the mat: exchanging nice situations (so called 'attack' which is not an attack at all but the 'start' of a meeting with the Partner) one after the other, and growing together: no winner, no looser. If we consider it like this, Aikido can be a wonderful Art. But only... let us say hardly 5% of the trainees (including the masters or so called so) can understand this. Best regards from France, Pascal.
@@pascalolivieraikido cheers mate.I too did aikido for 2 separate short spells of a few months or so each time,(Iwama Ryu),and i too realised very early on that the majority of the techniques and training just wouldn't hold a light to a moth in a real fight.
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I think that's the first time i heard his voice...
This little man is the reason I started studying Aikido in 1990. I had two VHS Cassettes of his earlier teaching. Loan them to a friend. Never to be seen again. Just love this man. He became my 4th mentor. Jesus,Jimi Hendrix,Bruce Lee. And O’Sensei. Oss.
Sure hope you get those tapes back somehow 🙏🥋
@13orangecake THEY are gone gone gone. Ex girlfriend son had them and they moved so many times. Have no idea where they are. Some place in Tahoe.
@@bigsidable I believe in miracles. I'll keep an eye out, lol, I'm in Reno
Magnifique reportage, merci
Thank You
...bom dia para todos... gratidão...oss sensei...
Min. 22.50..it takes time untill you work with principles and you recognise them in each tehniques! After that point all is simplified!
It also takes even less time than that to realise that if you rely on aikido to defend yourself in a fight,you'll get the wind kicked out of you.
I just love the footwork of 31 Jo Kata. I’ve been working on doing it on my left side. As to the right side. Very different after you been doing it on the right for so long. As in Shotokan. What you do n the right. You do on the left. No favoritism to the body,mind and spirit.
My respect for the big master Bansai Bansai Bansai🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏✊💪👌🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Du grand art
el aikido lo llevo en las venas
O'Sensei Morihei Ueshiba ,the biggest the only
13:09: What this is? A prayer?
I think Steven Segal ripped off this guy's moves...
Cult-like behaviour from Ueshiba's students.
4 guys holding a bokken at the same time and a 78 year old man throws all 4 of them at the same time with ease?
I don't think so.
I love watching aikido for it's flowing beauty,but please,give me a break.
I totally agree with you.
Practicing Aikido since 1973..., i came early to the conclusion: Aikido is NOT for fighting, just a fine art of motion, beauty, softness, health, breath, and it is really enjoyable to practice it in this state of mind.
The rest, all the rest is to put in the trash box.
Aikido is NOT for fighting!
The dilemma is: we, human beings, always consider the person we have in front of us is an 'opponent'.
In Aikido i learned: he is not an opponent, but a PARTNER. So 'life is a struggle" is a mistake: life is (or should be) a partnership, and this starts on the mat: exchanging nice situations (so called 'attack' which is not an attack at all but the 'start' of a meeting with the Partner) one after the other, and growing together: no winner, no looser.
If we consider it like this, Aikido can be a wonderful Art.
But only... let us say hardly 5% of the trainees (including the masters or so called so) can understand this.
Best regards from France,
Pascal.
@@pascalolivieraikido cheers mate.I too did aikido for 2 separate short spells of a few months or so each time,(Iwama Ryu),and i too realised very early on that the majority of the techniques and training just wouldn't hold a light to a moth in a real fight.
This guy remained undefeated against all comers for decades. Even at this age he would destroy you.
@@kenwilson6160 um,yeah.Sure pal.🤣🫵🤣
@@kenwilson6160 th-cam.com/video/igM0nAbP1m0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=BNorOCeeR9KHpLN2
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Fk.
んなわけないワロタ渋川かよ
Aikido is ridiculous
Why?
@@gatbos it’s full of impractical hypothetical nonsense that relies on the cooperation of the Uke
@@ghiblinerd6196 Thats definitely what it looks like.
This man stidied Daito Ryu Aikijujitsu from Sokaku Takeda .... Dangerous!