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Rupert Atkinson wrote:
Shioda's nikyo hurt like hell. And he used to stand there laughing while his students writhed in agony at his feet.
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He certainly may have enjoyed doing it like that (he was something of a showman the times that I saw him in Tokyo) - but that doesn't mean that was the only way he ever did it, or that his statement about Morihei Ueshiba is any less interesting.
Best,
Chris