Yasuo Kobayashi and Fumiko Nakayama on Living Aikido: Part 2

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[Chris Li]

New blog post!

Yasuo Kobayashi and Fumiko Nakayama on Living Aikido: Part 2 - A Roundtable Discussion with the Kodaira Aikido Renmei (http://www.aikidosangenkai.org/blog/archive/2012-11-25/yasuo-kobayashi-and-fumiko-nakayama-on-living-aikido-part-2)

Some very interesting insights into early training at the post-war Aikikai Hombu Dojo, and some thoughts from Yasuo Kobayashi and Fumiko Nakayama on how modern ukemi evolved.

Best,

Chris

[gregstec]

More good stuff here on what it was really like in the Doshu days...

Greg

[Michael Hackett]

Chris, I really enjoy reading your postings and appreciate your efforts. Please keep them coming.

[Chris Li]

Chris, I really enjoy reading your postings and appreciate your efforts. Please keep them coming.

Thanks! It keeps me off the streets, anyway... ;)

Best,

Chris

[chillzATL]

nice Chris, keep em coming!

[Andrew S]

Great stuff.

It confirms some of the things Kobayashi Sensei used to talk about after early morning training - being the first to actually teach ukemi to beginners, a certain choke hold being his own creation, etc.

I miss training with Kobayashi Sensei.