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Re: What Kata Isn't
Hi,
I think the main problem with trying to compare aikido training, with for example daito ryu aikijujutsu is if you are an aikido student you have a sub conscious need for the story to end with Ueshiba Sensei having 'aiki', because you are studying aikido. If the 'story' says that Ueshiba Sensei did not have aiki there is a huge obstacle for the aikido student to overcome. When really it is just a story in Daito Ryu.
Its like we are casting a movie lets call it Daito Ryu at the Asahi. Lets set the scene its at a newspaper, where this bunch of experienced martial artists are trained by this expert master with strange skills in a martial art with no names. The students think this is so wonderful, they are converts. Everyone who felt it thought it was amazing, they told all of their friends, and experienced martial artists came from far and wide. It was the talk of Japan.
Then one day an old man with aiki turned up saying he was the expert masters teacher, what you are doing will get you no where! For these reasons! 1,2,3. I have not taught him enough, you will now learn off me! The experienced sumo and judoka were very sceptical, yet when they saw this old mans strange techniques they were mesmorized. He said it is an old martial art, that was so secret it was never written down. The old man was on another level.
In the movie the student is played by Hisa Sensei, Martial arts instructor one is played by Ueshiba Sensei, the old man with aiki is played by Takeda Sensei. Now when you watch this movie you might want Ueshiba Sensei to play the old man with aiki, or rewrite some parts, but unfortunately you cant because Takeda Sensei is writing this particular movie and its being told as narrative by the student. So in the movie we have facts, dialogue between all 3, teachings 1,2,3, we have sub plots, we have fiction. You are told everything in the movie is very important and you must take notice of everything, but some people still dont take notice, and dont really like the movie as they really want Ueshiba Sensei to have aiki, but they are watching the wrong movie they have to wait for the sequel.
re the waza vs kata. Im not really sure about which is correct, they dont have a name, does a kata have to have a name? one waza can teach unlimited kajo.
Gav
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