Quote:
Graham Christian wrote:
At least Tohei had the decency to call it Shin shin toitsu ha, ha.
|
Not sure what the "ha, ha" signifies here, but it's a very good point. The senior instructor at Hombu, the guy who opened up the Americas to Aikido, the guy with major high-level certification from O-Sensei himself walks away from the name and the history and gives his new organization a different formal name.
I think there's a level of humility and, I don't know, recognition of the facts on the ground about this that I find admirable.