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Old 12-12-2008, 09:06 AM   #206
raul rodrigo
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Re: The continued Evolution of Aikido

I've only met Doshu (Moriteru Ueshiba) once or twice, but I think it is safe to say that he is quite conservative with regard to aikido both technically and organizationally. I don't think his or his father's management of the Aikikai can be safely described as a demonstration of your axiom that "Osensei's whole point is to open ourselves completely and take in and flow with the Universe." Even assuming for the sake of argument that this was O-sensei's point, I think you will find that the son and grandson are/were very different men from the founder. Of course, somone like Prof. Peter Goldsbury would be able to say much more in this regard.

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