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John Hillson wrote:
The training methods - most of the major lineages are students who wanted to find a better way to teach than they were taught.
How perfect was Ueshiba Morihei is a question we might need to explore as well. A Shotokan Karate student can say Funakoshi Gichin wasn't the greatest ever for all time, and Judo students will not say no one will ever come close to Kano Jigoro's skills. Lately people like Homma Sensei have written that some of O Sensei's demos were faked.
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Just be coincidence there was a biography of Hideao Ohba written by Shishida posted by Eddy Wolput as part of his study group today. Maybe he will repost it here but there were several interesting statements.
[it]Ueshiba's teaching method, which required students to learn with their bodies, obviously would not appeal to educators or to the world of predecessor arts like Judo and Kendo which employed rational, systematic teaching methods.[/it]
Now Ueshiba was defined by a set of techniques which were taught and practiced. We know this from books like Budo renshu and that recent film showing near identical techniques separated by 25 years but the statement was referring to a style of training in the 30s. What exactly is meant by learning with their bodies is intriguing.
The other statements were about the demo with Ueshiba which talk in detail about how they were considered fake and why some considered Ueshiba's technique degenerated over time through a desire to impress.