Welcome to AikiWeb Aikido Information
AikiWeb: The Source for Aikido Information
AikiWeb's principal purpose is to serve the Internet community as a repository and dissemination point for aikido information.

Sections
home
aikido articles
columns

Discussions
forums
aikiblogs

Databases
dojo search
seminars
image gallery
supplies
links directory

Reviews
book reviews
video reviews
dvd reviews
equip. reviews

News
submit
archive

Miscellaneous
newsletter
rss feeds
polls
about

Follow us on



Home > AikiWeb Aikido Forums
Go Back   AikiWeb Aikido Forums > General

Hello and thank you for visiting AikiWeb, the world's most active online Aikido community! This site is home to over 22,000 aikido practitioners from around the world and covers a wide range of aikido topics including techniques, philosophy, history, humor, beginner issues, the marketplace, and more.

If you wish to join in the discussions or use the other advanced features available, you will need to register first. Registration is absolutely free and takes only a few minutes to complete so sign up today!

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 07-03-2013, 09:55 AM   #1
Jonathan
Dojo: North Winnipeg Aikikai
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 265
Offline
Narita Shinjuro

Is there any connection in terms of lineage between what this man is doing and Aikido? Also, has anyone here felt his technique? If so, could you describe how it felt to you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIAZV...DA2A660D2D7B39

"Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend."
  Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2013, 11:20 AM   #2
Marc Abrams
Dojo: Aikido Arts of Shin Budo Kai/ Bedford Hills, New York
Location: New York
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 1,302
United_States
Offline
Re: Narita Shinjuro

Korindo Aikido is a branch of Aikido that doesn't come from Morihei Ueshiba, but rather from his contemporary Minoru Hirai.

marc abrams
  Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2013, 09:44 PM   #3
Tore Eriksson
Location: Saitama
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 19
Japan
Offline
Re: Narita Shinjuro

Exactly where do Aikido and Korindo Aikido branch off? Apparently Minoru Hirai was the "General Affairs Director" of the Kobukan as well as its representative at the Butokukai. Since he seems to have been quite involved in Kobukan matters, I always assumed that he was practicing with Ueshiba during this time. On the other hand, I seem to recall some current Korindo practitioners stating that Korindo and mainstream Aikido only share the name, not the techniques.
  Reply With Quote
Old 07-04-2013, 10:51 AM   #4
Jonathan
Dojo: North Winnipeg Aikikai
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 265
Offline
Re: Narita Shinjuro

Thanks, Marc, for the clarification. I've seen clips of Minoru Harai and can see the similarity between his maneuvers and Shinjuro's. Do you know, Marc, if Minoru had any training with Sokaku Takeda? Or did he obtain his skills from a completely different source?

I'm not convinced by what I've seen of Korindo Aikido that it doesn't suffer from the problems of uke's over-accommodation of nage that most Ueshiba-derived Aikido does. Has anyone had an opportunity to train with Narita Shinjuro or heard anything anecdotally about the efficacy of Korindo Aikido?

Jon.

"Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend."
  Reply With Quote
Old 07-04-2013, 12:40 PM   #5
patrick de block
Dojo: Shikado - Kapellen
Location: Belgium
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 30
Belgium
Offline
Re: Narita Shinjuro

As to your first question, I don't think so, from what I've read.

As to your second one, over-accommodating uke's, that's a problem everywhere, I guess.

And no, I've never trained Korindo but I've heard from someone who did that it was bloody hard.

John C Goss is an American exponent of Korindo, but he switched to Daito-Ryu under Kondo, I believe. (gossaiki.com)

If you want more information, also have a look at: wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Hirai which contains some useful links.

Also, there exists a video of Narita Shinjuro published by BAB (ISBN 978-4-86220-295-6)

There also exists a German translation of lectures by Minoru Hirai. The author is again Narita Shinjuro. (ISBN-13: 9783833490866) The full German title is: Korindo Aikido: Das Budo-System des Hirai Minoru, nach den Aufzeichnungen seines Meister-Schülers Narita Shinjuro, 9. dan und shihan - übersetzt und bearbeitet von Gerhard Hackner.

And, see also: aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16330
  Reply With Quote
Old 07-04-2013, 02:17 PM   #6
Jonathan
Dojo: North Winnipeg Aikikai
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 265
Offline
Re: Narita Shinjuro

Thanks, Patrick, for the info!

Jon.

"Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend."
  Reply With Quote
Old 07-04-2013, 10:01 PM   #7
Tore Eriksson
Location: Saitama
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 19
Japan
Offline
Re: Narita Shinjuro

Quote:
Patrick de Block wrote: View Post
And, see also: aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16330
Thanks Patrick, I should have used the search function before asking...
  Reply With Quote
Old 07-05-2013, 04:25 AM   #8
JJF
 
JJF's Avatar
Dojo: Vestfyn Aikikai Denmark
Location: Vissenbjerg
Join Date: Jul 2000
Posts: 803
Denmark
Offline
Re: Narita Shinjuro

I fell upon this - Is this by any chance the same person and a misspelling? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98yRuBkUBGQ (at 1.50)

Or just somebody with a name that is close to this person?

JJ

- Jørgen Jakob Friis

Inspiration - Aspiration - Perspiration
  Reply With Quote
Old 07-05-2013, 04:46 AM   #9
Demetrio Cereijo
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 2,248
Spain
Offline
Re: Narita Shinjuro

Quote:
Jørgen Jakob Friis wrote: View Post
I fell upon this - Is this by any chance the same person and a misspelling?
Narita Shinjuro and Rinjiro Shirata are two different people.
  Reply With Quote

Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Dojo's in Narita? Dan Hand General 2 08-28-2008 12:08 AM


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:13 AM.



vBulletin Copyright © 2000-2024 Jelsoft Enterprises Limited
----------
Copyright 1997-2024 AikiWeb and its Authors, All Rights Reserved.
----------
For questions and comments about this website:
Send E-mail
plainlaid-picaresque outchasing-protistan explicantia-altarage seaford-stellionate