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El Legado de Ueshiba – Parte 1, por Mark Murray [Spanish Version]

Kisshomaru and Morihei Ueshiba with Koichi Tohei

Kisshomaru Ueshiba – Morihei Ueshiba – Koichi Tohei This is the Spanish translation of the article “The Ueshiba Legacy – Part 1, by Mark Murray“, provided courtesy of Juantxo Ruiz . Qúe significa todo esto? Significa que la visión común a propósito de que la propagación del aikido después de la guerra se llevo a cabo bajo la tutela directa del Fundador, es fundamentalmente un error. Tohei … Continue reading El Legado de Ueshiba – Parte 1, por Mark Murray [Spanish Version] »

The Ueshiba Legacy – Part 2, by Mark Murray

Ueshiba Father and Son under the waterfall

I think you can see Doshu’s dilemma. He has to continue to teach the ‘essence’ of the art, but without knowing very much about what his grandfather actually did. He is a few years younger than I am and all he knows has been filtered via Kisshomaru and those deshi of Kisshomaru’s generation. Doshu’s son Mitsuteru will have an even bigger problem. Apart from a … Continue reading The Ueshiba Legacy – Part 2, by Mark Murray »

The Ueshiba Legacy – Part 1, by Mark Murray

Kisshomaru and Morihei Ueshiba with Koichi Tohei

Kisshomaru Ueshiba – Morihei Ueshiba – Koichi Tohei What does all of this mean? It means that the common view of the spread of aikido following the war taking place under the direct tutelage of the Founder is fundamentally in error. Tohei and the present Doshu (*Kisshomaru Ueshiba) deserve the lion’s share of the credit, not the Founder. It means further that O-Sensei Morihei Ueshiba … Continue reading The Ueshiba Legacy – Part 1, by Mark Murray »