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Old 07-02-2008, 12:45 AM   #7
Josh Reyer
 
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Re: O'Sensei's Videos

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John Matsushima wrote: View Post
I think that because O'Sensei did Aikido differently outside of Iwama doesn't mean that it wasn't real Aikido, but rather maybe it was just changed to suit the audience, as any good speaker will consider his audience.

Do you learn anything from watching O'Sensei's videos, or do you think they are rubbish and he was really hiding his true technique?
I think that all films of Ueshiba are perforce embu, not keiko. And I believe that in embu Ueshiba did things in order to make a point, or show off a certain aspect of aikido. I think this post by Ellis Amdur is very informative when it comes to viewing Ueshiba doing embu on film. And I believe that Saito's point was simply that what Ueshiba demonstrated was not how he trained.

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