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raul rodrigo · 10-24-2010, 09:49 PM

It's a pity he left Hombu because of Tohei, Randall, particularly since Tohei himself left not long after. And some of Tohei's own deshi, who left Hombu with him, have since returned to the Aikikai, including Shiohira and the late Fumio Toyoda. Saotome, who left the Aikikai in 1976, returned in the late 1980s. I think the late Ozawa Kisaburo (who Shimizu mentions) was instrumental in their returns to the fold. So a reestablishment of ties is possible.

10-24-2010, 09:49 PM	#21
raul rodrigo Location: Quezon City Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 777 Offline	Re: The role of Aikido Federation in your country. It's a pity he left Hombu because of Tohei, Randall, particularly since Tohei himself left not long after. And some of Tohei's own deshi, who left Hombu with him, have since returned to the Aikikai, including Shiohira and the late Fumio Toyoda. Saotome, who left the Aikikai in 1976, returned in the late 1980s. I think the late Ozawa Kisaburo (who Shimizu mentions) was instrumental in their returns to the fold. So a reestablishment of ties is possible.