I have to nibble a little bit here. Neither of those two gentlemen would have been so crass to suggest what they were doing was the true Aikido since that would suggest that others (specifically the Aikikai) were not. In both cases it is probably more correct to say that they broke off from the organization rather than with Ueshiba M.
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Richard Harnack wrote:
Historical point for the "true aikidoka" out there:
remember Kenji Tomiki and Gozo Shioda broke off from Morihei Ueshiba to start their own organizations. Each in their own way felt they were practicing "true aikido".
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