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Old 06-27-2013, 12:49 PM   #43
Demetrio Cereijo
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Re: No Competition in Aikido(excluding Tomiki)

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Christopher Li wrote: View Post
I mentioned this on another thread, but the match in the film that you mentioned was in fact sanctioned by Morihei Ueshiba himself - which runs into some problems with a "strict prohibition".
Just thinking out loud: The film was made in 1958, maybe O Sensei choose to prohibit matches after this one because the amazing performance displayed by Tohei Sensei.
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