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Old 12-02-2004, 05:09 AM   #14
Michael Cardwell
Dojo: Snake River Aikido
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Re: Article: "Is Aikido a Martial Art?"

So whats up with this article? Why does Henry Ellis say that a lot of the Aikido taught today is like old man Aikido( if thats not an insult, what is it? ). And why in this story does he keep calling O-sensei an old man when Abbe sensei first met him, then after training with O-sensei for ten years and leaving, suddenly O-sensei gets old and frail and only teaches weak techniques.

I had always heard that O-sensei taught less and less physical classes as he got older, but never anything about him loosing his intensity. This article sounds kind of like a "My style is better" argument.
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