Re: Difference between Aikido and Aikibudo
The AikiBudo you're talking about is Yoseikan AikiBudo. There are others here that can speak to it in great detail. As a brief summary, YAB is the creation of Mochizuki Sensei from his experiences in pre-war Aikido, Karate, Judo and Katori Shinto Ryu kenjutsu. It's quite fascinating. As an aside, the first YAB dojo in the US was founded at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. There is still a strong YAB presense in AL.
I'll have to let someone else speak to where Chendokan Aikido gets its aikido from.
HTH,
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