The first ever aikido videotape that was lent to me some decades ago was a complete B&W recording of the enbu from the 3rd Aikido Congress held in Paris in 1980 ... At that time I didn't know the name of the various Sensei presenting the art nor the different styles within aikido ... From all the great demos one particularly caught my attention ... it was the one by a japanese and his "Giant" European Uke performing the 5 Kumitachi and some of their variations ... That Uke was Ulf Evenås Sensei ... Great to see that the "Giant" is still performing !!! 🙇♂️ Thanks for sharing this vidéo !
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The first ever aikido videotape that was lent to me some decades ago was a complete B&W recording of the enbu from the 3rd Aikido Congress held in Paris in 1980 ...
At that time I didn't know the name of the various Sensei presenting the art nor the different styles within aikido ...
From all the great demos one particularly caught my attention ... it was the one by a japanese and his "Giant" European Uke performing the 5 Kumitachi and some of their variations ...
That Uke was Ulf Evenås Sensei ...
Great to see that the "Giant" is still performing !!! 🙇♂️
Thanks for sharing this vidéo !
That is one badass looking irimi nage. Tosses him like a sack of potatoes.