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Christopher Li wrote:
Do I really have to go through this?
I said "Because if it's a specific culture - say, the culture of O-Sensei's personal dojo, then you ain't got it."
You said "Which personal dojo?"
I said "The only one that he had after 1942 was Iwama."
You said "So...they weren't practicing Aikido at the Asahi Shimbun or at the Kobukan?"
I said "Those were before 1942."
Which was answering your question.
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Actually that's begging the question.
What is the significance of 1942? Did Osensei not have a personal dojo before that?
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Christopher Li wrote:
Never heard anybody clap when they bow into class at Hombu (for one example). There are others, none of which are important, IMO.
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None of these unspecified items would constitute a break in cultural transmission anyway.