I just moved this query over from another thread, since it seems a distraction from the main topic there; perhaps it is more appropriate here.
In The thread: Pre War Aikido, 1930 through Iwama period
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Peter A Goldsbury wrote:
Like Hikitsuchi, [Ikkusai] Iwata favoured a white hakama.PAG
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Dear Peter,
This is an interesting point. You noted in your earlier post that Ikkusai Iwata studied with the Founder prior to the War. This is also true of Hikitsuchi.
Was the wearing of the white hakama 1) a practice he had continued from his early days of pre-war training when the deshi at the Kobukan wore white hakama 2) something (like Hikitsuchi) connected with a Shinto ordination of some sort 3) a practice he adopted later in life (as is sometimes the case with senior kendo instructors) 4) some combination of the above or 5) something else entirely?
More generally, was Rinjiro Shirata ever known to wear a white hakama in his later life?
And just as interestingly, how did others respond to his Iwata's choice?
Best regards,
FL