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Old 10-31-2012, 10:41 AM   #55
Conrad Gus
 
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Re: Ueshiba the monomaniac?

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David Orange wrote: View Post
Ueshiba was happy to send out thousands (or tens of millions) to do a standardized physical routine which only hinted at the deeper content, and that form was then distorted by the intellectual errors of those who felt themselves able to understand words that had already been mistranslated.
David
Granted, there is some lame aikido in the world, but this is a gross exaggeration. There are far too many truly excellent aikido practitioners in the world for this to possibly be true.

Sorry, it's just obvious.

Conrad
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