With all the important debate on the differences between Ueshiba Morihei and Ueshiba Kisshomaru's aikido, the following quotation from Stanley Pranin's
latest article on Hisa Takuma is relevant:
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It is interesting to note that while Budo contains many Daito-ryu-like techniques, one's overall impression from viewing this film is that Ueshiba's techniques have already undergone a major transformation away from Sokaku Takeda's aikijujutsu toward the circular, flowing movements of modern aikido. Traces of these characteristics can be seen even today in the Daito-ryu aikijujutsu practiced by the Takumakai schools that preserve Hisa's technical legacy.
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Ellis AMdur