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Old 08-26-2010, 04:24 AM   #87
Michael Varin
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Re: Ueshiba Morihei's power

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David Orange wrote:
Not at all. This thread is about the true nature of Morihei's skill and what it really takes to obtain that.
Well, let's not be so selective when looking at Morihei's powers. The aiki = internal strength crowd loves to frame the story conveniently for their beliefs. But there is far more to the myth and mystery of Morihei Ueshiba.

Here are just a few examples off the top of my head.

Morihei obviously had enormous physical strength. He is rumored to have moved a tree trunk single handedly, that several men combined could not move.

Morihei on varied occasions demonstrated the ability to know the thoughts of others.

Morihei was able to "shout" a man back into balance who had fallen backwards while walking up some stairs.

Morihei could dodge bullets. This skill included being able to see a beam of light that was the bullets trajectory the moment before the bullet was fired. It also included the ability to cover a large distance in an extremely short time. He was positioned 25 meters from the firing squad, and before the smoke cleared was behind them and had actually thrown one of them. He did this twice in a row.

I believe that those last two stories were witnessed and reported by Gozo Shioda.

-Michael
"Through aiki we can feel the mind of the enemy who comes to attack and are thus able to respond immediately." - M. Mochizuki
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