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Old 03-19-2009, 03:00 PM   #31
Fred Little
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Re: Is this Aikido? Purple Dragon Style

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George S. Ledyard wrote: View Post
I would put money on the founder being a student of Moses Powell. Do a search on Sanuces Ryu. Powell Sensei is dead but he was one of the legendary New York City instructors from the seventies back when you had to be able to fight to have a dojo.

I always thought it was a shame that Powell Sensei wasn't more connected and better known within the Aikido community. When people wonder about martial application, he had the goods. A good friend of mine trained with him for years, one of the few white boys amongst all the brothers at the school. Anyway, this stuff looks like Sanuces Ryu but not on the level of Powell Sensei. In flavor its a lot like Mochizuki Sensei's Aikibudo with jiu jutsu instead of judo but still with lots of karate.
One more fine student taught by Florendo "Professor V" Visitacion.

That's not to say that Moses Powell wasn't something special, just to note that his teacher was a New York legend in his own right.

Best,

FL

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