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Marc Abrams wrote:
Chris Li has already pointed out that the "translation" that John Stevens rendered from O'Sensei's writings was not accurate. A more accurate translation was provided which actually supported the position that Dan put forward.
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What do you mean by "already", I have no problem with either of the translations really.
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Another interesting question is why Saito Sensei did not publicly correct this translation?
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What you mean by "Another"? My guess is that Saito Morihiro was happy with the Japanese original and never read Stevens.
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Or why Saito Sensei did not work off of the more accurate description (six directional awareness) when he was teaching particular stances?
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I can't tell how things look like when you "open your legs in six directions" but have a look here how it looked when the Founder did it (assuming he was following his own advice):
http://www.aikidosangenkai.org/blog/...budo-and-kamae . Regarding Saito Sensei not being accurate, well, the man made his life's mission to transmit the Founder's Aikido as accurately as possible so you may be a bit hasty in your assessment of his teaching.