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philipsmith · 11-30-2013, 08:34 AM

Interesting discussion on all sides.

i remember Chiba Sensei telling me about an encounter between Tohei and a sumitori who "challenged" either Tohei personally or Aikido generally (It was a long time ago and late at night after a few drinks).

He said that Tohei Sensei defeated him but was very brutal - adding that of course there were no cameras present, his opponent was Japanese and Tohei was really pissed off with him.

Maybe Toheis encounter with Herman reflects his PR skills as much as anything else.

11-30-2013, 08:34 AM	#34
philipsmith Dojo: Ren Shin Kan Location: Birmingham Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 362 Offline	Re: It Aint Necessarily So: Rendez-vous with Adventure by Ellis Amdur Interesting discussion on all sides. i remember Chiba Sensei telling me about an encounter between Tohei and a sumitori who "challenged" either Tohei personally or Aikido generally (It was a long time ago and late at night after a few drinks). He said that Tohei Sensei defeated him but was very brutal - adding that of course there were no cameras present, his opponent was Japanese and Tohei was really pissed off with him. Maybe Toheis encounter with Herman reflects his PR skills as much as anything else.