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Alejandro Villanueva wrote:
Comparing Budo and Sports is not the wisest argument here. Also, please take a look at the pictures featuring O Sensei doing newaza, shimewaza, etc...
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Just because there are pictures of Osensei doing some newaza, doesn't mean that those pictures are a part of his true vision of Aikido.
I think Ueshiba had many different ideas about his system over the years. Those things ranged from the taking of lives on a battle field, to fighting thugs in the streets, to ending violence through love etc. and many many more that I am completely unaware of as well. Anyone claiming that they have Ueshiba's one true idea of what Aikido is has to at the very least answer the question- at what time was that his ideal.
You can't defeat multiple opponents on the ground. Multiple opponents were of real interest to Ueshiba. However Martial arts in general were of interest to Ueshiba, so he probably did ground fighting and enjoyed it.