Some of these shots were taken at my old Dojo. I started Aikido just a few months after this was taken. It's important to note that Sensei Ota taught Aikido, Judo and Ballroom Dancing. It was called the Cultural School. I was was a young man and this experience was very important in my life. Sadly Sensei It's and his son Steve have both passed away and to my knowledge the dojo is no more. However it still exists in my heart.

Watching this old film footage is great. The martial arts has changed alot over the years. Back then it was about honour and respect. It was a study through the education of the martial arts. The fighting arts are always there - that is obvious. However, to focus on the accomplishments and the learning process should be the goal. Perfection is realizing that there is no perfection. If you focus on perfecting your skills and self growth , its hard to think about the fighting aspect. Utilizing the martial arts to help people to grow or teaching values to people is by far a greater asset. Thanks for this video it brings us back.

Thanks for sharing this video. Koichi Tohei was amazing.

I was fortunate to practise with him in 1967. He was an outstanding teacher, and I feel as if I have never done my techniques as well as under his supervision!

As an yoshinkan practitioner, i do feel Koichi Tohei sensei aikido one that really interest me. One day i would like to try one of his school to expand my understanding on Aikido. I believe if one wants to go back to the way Morihei aikido, one should not stick to one style. Aikido is like reading a book on the same topic but by different authors

@mrteacher1315

5 жыл бұрын

Mr Teacher Ueshiba Morihei's aikido kept on evolving each decade. Yoshinkan is Ueshiba's aikido from 1930s. Ki aikido is the aikido that Ueshiba had during last decade of his life. The only thing that is missing from ki aikido is internal power which never got fully transmitted. Internal power is different from ki power derived from ki exercise.

@JohnDoe-kh3hy

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrteacher1315 sorry. I didn't get it. Ki Aikido is missing something? Is there someting it does lack of? Thanks

@simonedwards5220

3 жыл бұрын

I think so too. Sample all the flavours of aikido

@pgl79

2 жыл бұрын

"Aikido is like reading a book on the same subject by many different authors" - I like this analogy, thank you

@AikiTom76

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrteacher1315 actually aikido doesnt need internal power to be effective, such practice of internal arts could make people derange

Qigong masters know that ki or chi power is amplified hundreds of times by having a smile on your face, true fact. Both Osensei and Tohei smile when doing aikido, more so Tohei.

Thank you fot sharing a glimpse of his demonstrations and exercises. But.... what's with the music? I preferred watching it in silence.

Espectacular!!!

Excelente!!!

koichi is very strong and relax

@mrteacher1315

5 жыл бұрын

Actually, Koichi stated in an interview that the most important lesson that he learned from Ueshiba was to be totally relaxed but not dead.

He should have been the doshu not kishiomaru

May the force be with you

Man was a beast, no doubt

cool video

👍🏾

Esa música .......:(

Before 1975, koichi tohei shihan still do aikido, after that he can/must focus only on Ki Develooment, that his promise to his teacher, search the story about this

@VenturaIT

2 жыл бұрын

can you tell more about this?

@lancehobbs8012

2 жыл бұрын

Oh cringe

agree, aikido world would be far better

Hes able to perform choreographed demonstration on his own compliant students? Thats the ULTIMATE test of a martial artist. Impressive!! Did he train Shihan Segal?

Lástima que le pusieron ese ruido...

ワンネス最高!!

Самое крутое здесь это старый добрый рок 🎸

円転の理

Na prática sai nada

Jajaja, no he visto un video más gracioso y ridículo que está payasada. 😁

Just out of interest why do you say that?

stevenseagal-style

@mrteacher1315

5 жыл бұрын

No, it's very different. Very different both from mainstream aikido (aikikai) as well as Yoshinkan and direct system that Seagal often demonstrated.

@VenturaIT

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrteacher1315 Seagal learned from Harry ishisaka in Orange, CA who was one of Tohei's students.

@lancehobbs8012

2 жыл бұрын

Hhhaaajhhh🤣🤣🤣

@lancehobbs8012

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrteacher1315 yeah its the REAL aikido not the watered down....HHHAhhAaa!

@mrteacher1315

2 жыл бұрын

@@lancehobbs8012 I don't think Tohei's style and Seagal style are same. Even Tohei's style is far from what Ueshiba had when he passed away.

Karate palero. Bu

Кашпировский.

Ese arte marcial se ve muy inutil

@rollingstone80

2 жыл бұрын

Para que una técnica de esas te salga se te tiene que dar una oportunidad muy grande

@user-jo5ib3zo4k

2 жыл бұрын

役立つか、立たないかは自分次第。 貴方は他人の批評をするより 自分を磨く事に集中するべきです。 武道を良くするも悪くするも自分次第。後、武道を語りたいのであれば 「守、破、離」を学ぶ事です そして演武と実戦の区別を知る事です。最強の武道など、存在しません。強くするも弱くするも自分次第です。使える、使えない等は子供がする話で大人がする話ではありません。

As an yoshinkan practitioner, i do feel Koichi Tohei sensei aikido one that really interest me. One day i would like to try one of his school to expand my understanding on Aikido. I believe if one wants to go back to the way Morihei aikido, one should not stick to one style. Aikido is like reading a book on the same topic but by different authors