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Ellis Amdur wrote:
Amir is right on, but lest there be any mistake. I wasn't being told that "we" (Korindo) call Hirai sensei Osensei. It was one of those lovely multi-layered communications.
1. We don't do aikido
2. Ueshiba is not our founder
3. It's a little disrespectful, son, to visit someone's school and not do your homework enough to know what not to say.
4. We hold Hirai sensei in awe - equal to the way you aikido people seem to hold Ueshiba
Afterwards in the conversation, I referred to the man in question as Hirai Sensei, because:
1. He was not my "osensei"
2. I got #'s 1-4 above.
Best
Ellis Amdur
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For some reason, I am not surprised
May I ask, when did you go and visit?
The funny thing here (Israel branch) is that it took my sensei quite a few years (after he was in Japan and returned) to really get to understand it is a different M.A.. So, at the first few years, he and an Aikikai Sensei tested their students toghether
Then, once their students started to progress, they realized they were looking after different things.
Amir