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02-16-2010, 11:50 AM
Posted 2010-02-12 20:20:11 by Dunken Francis
News URL: http://aikidoforbeginners.blogspot.com/2010/02/star-wars-george-lucas-aikido-ki-and.html

In a follow on from an earlier article, a detailed account on how George Lucas drew heavily upon Aikido ethics and principles when creating his Star Wars Jedi folklore and characterisation.

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danj
02-16-2010, 08:43 PM
Nice to see a summary of the starwars - aiki relationship all in one place. Thanks Dunken. There is a story bandied about aikido circles downunder of a teacher in the US that resembled Yoda and on who the character was based on? Can anyone shed any light

best,
dan

crbateman
02-19-2010, 01:14 PM
There is a story bandied about aikido circles downunder of a teacher in the US that resembled Yoda and on who the character was based on? Can anyone shed any lightROFL! I'm not sayin'... :D

danj
02-21-2010, 05:55 PM
Thats just begging for a bit more information, hint or a koen ... help us you can