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Old 08-20-2013, 10:29 PM   #11
Dave Gallagher
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Re: Is is it still Aikido if you take away the Japanese clothes, etiquette and other things?

Quote from Christopher Li
"So...if Morihei Ueshiba trained outside in normal clothing, as he was known to quite often, it wouldn't have been Aikido?".

....So he went out and they rolled in the dirt. I don't see a problem with that, but what is normal clothing for O Sensei? When they were outside did they do away with dojo protocol and Japanese culture?

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