Hello Markus,
I think Greg is completely right in pointing out the evidence even former " Uchi Deshi" acknowledge.
Quote:
Markus Rohde wrote:
Nobody could do Ueshiba's Aikido, except Ueshiba himself.
What considerations else form the basis of this statement?
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"Nobody" is quite a strong statement on your part.
How do you mean? Is it just semantics in the sense that nobody can be another person or what do you want to express?
Of course there are limits to a human body and there are things that can't be done, but that nobody followed Ueshiba O-Sensei at Hombu Dojo is not the same as saying nobody else could have, at least partially, done what he did or never could have done it any better.
Who or what made them there at Hombu study or invent techniques, that caused O-Sensei to stress that: "it's just impossible to throw anybody that way"! ? Please, look at the interview.
If that was all our teachers have got, why would you want to learn - just that - nowadays?
Best,
Bernd