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Morihei Ueshiba, Budo en Kamae [Dutch Version]

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‘Kamae’ van de technische handleiding ‘Budo’, Morihei Ueshiba 1938
*This is a Dutch translation of the article "Morihei Ueshiba, Budo and Kamae – Why we don’t know how to stand up and walk.", courtesy of Ernesto Lemke of Seikokan Aikido.
Staan en lopen, dat lijkt me nogal fundamenteel. Het is zo fundamenteel dat het zo’n beetje het eerste is wat je leert in de meeste budo. Of zelfs in het leven, als je tenminste zo ver terug kunt herinneren.
Zoals iedereen kreeg ook ik basis les in hoe ik moest staan toen ik met Aikido begon. Richt de voorste voet naar voren en de achterste voet naar buiten in een hoek. Sommige scholen gebruiken een meer gedetailleerde omschrijving maar dit is meestal de algemene strekking.
Nogal eenvoudig nietwaar? Iedereen kan het. Wat misschien ook het probleem is. Als iedereen het kan, en je doet in essentie hetzelfde wat je altijd al hebt gedaan…waarom breng je dan al die tijd op de mat door?
‘Budo’ is een vooroorlogse handleiding gepubliceerd in 1938 door de Grondlegger van Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba. Het werd oorspronkelijk geschreven voor Prins Kaya Tsunenori, een lid van een zijtak van de Keizerlijke familie. Kayanomiya werd uiteindelijk inspecteur van de Toyama Legerschool waar Morihei Ueshiba voor de oorlog als instructeur werkzaam was.
‘Budo’ blijft de grootste en meest geordende verzameling technieken van de vooroorlogse periode. Een Engelstalige editie (‘Budo: Teachings of the Founder of Aikido’), vertaald door John Stevens, werd gepubliceerd in 1991.
Een andere editie, de ‘Takemusu Aikido Special Edition’, vertaald door Sonoko Tanaka en Stanley A. Pranin werd gepubliceerd in 1999 (‘Budo: Commentary on the 1938 Training Manual of Morihei Ueshiba’). Deze editie bestaat uit fragmenten uit de Japanse tekst en voorzien van commentaar door Morihiro Saito, zowel in het Engels als in het Japans.

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Tetsutaka Sugawara: Aikido and Taiji

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From left to right: Lujian Xing, Moriteru Ueshiba, Kisshomaru Ueshiba, Yucai Qiu (All China Sports Federation), Tetsutaka Sugawarafrom "Aikido and Chinese Martial Arts: Its Fundamental Relations" by Tetsutaka Sugawara and Lujian Xing
"Internal Strength" magazine was published by Mike Sigman in 1993 and 1994. Only six issues were ever published, and it is no longer generally available, but some of the articles have been archived on the "Internal Strength" website.
A friend of Mike’s, Mike Jones, later started "Internal Martial Arts" magazine using the same formatting as the old "Internal Strength" magazine.
Mike (Sigman) sent me this article about Tetsutaka Sugawara (菅原鉄孝) by Jason Chung from issue 6 of "Internal Martial Arts" and suggested that I post it here so that it would remain available to the general public. It was relevant to discussions that were going on in April 2000, and I hope that it you will find that it is still relevant to discussions ongoing today.
While I was living in Japan I met Tetsutaka Sugawara through one of my instructors, Hiroyuki Hasegawa (長谷川弘幸), who trained with him in Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū  (天真正伝香取神道流) , and I have always been impressed by the variety and depth of his research projects.
Here is a short biography from the Sugawara Budo website (also known as the Sugawara Martial Arts Institute / 菅原総合武道研究所):
Tetsutaka Sugawara was born in Hokkaido in 1941. In 1960, he began Aikido at the Hombu Dojo, Tokyo, under O-Sensei Morihei Ueshiba, founder of Aikido. In 1961, he became uchideshi under O-Sensei at the Ibaraki Dojo.In 1964, he returned to Tokyo and entered Chuo University. In 1973, he established Minato Research and Publishing Co. (currently Sugawara Martial Arts Institute, Inc.) In 1975, he entered the Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu receiving the ‘kyoshi’ instructor’s license in 1986.April 1992, introduced Aikido to Shanghai Institute of Physical Education, Beijing University of Medical Science. November 1992, received Kyoshi-license of Okinawan Goju-ryu Karatedo by Yasuichi Miyagi. June 1993, introduced Aikido to Wuhan Institute of Physical Education, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medical Science in China. May 1995, received Aikido 7th Dan by Kisshomaru Ueshiba. Introduced Aikido to Chengdu Institute of Physical Education in China. Received the Lecturer’s License of Shanghai Institute of P.E. He is currently visiting 12 countries teaching Aikido and Katori Shinto Ryu.

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Morihei Ueshiba, Budo and Kamae

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"Kamae" from the technical manual "Budo", Morihei Ueshiba 1938

Standing and walking – that’s pretty basic. It’s so basic that it’s really the first thing you learn in most budo, or even in life – if anybody can remember back that far.
Like everybody else, I received basic instructions in how to stand when I started Aikido – point the front foot forward and the back foot out at an angle. Some places break that down into a more detailed description, but that’s usually the gist of it.
Pretty easy right? Anybody can do it – which may be the problem. If anybody can do it, and you’re doing essentially the same thing that you’ve always done…why are you spending all that time on the mat?
"Budo" is a pre-war technical manual published in 1938 by Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba. It was originally created for Prince Kaya Tsunenori, member of a collateral branch of the imperial family. Kayanomiya would eventually become Superintendant of the Army Toyama School – where Morihei Ueshiba would act as an instructor before the war.
"Budo" remains the largest and most organized collection of technique from the pre-war period, and an English edition ("Budo: Teachings of the Founder of Aikido"), translated by John Stevens, was published in 1991.
A separate edition, the "Takemusu Aikido Special Edition", translated by Sonoko Tanaka and Stanley A. Pranin, was published in 1999 ("Budo: Commentary on the 1938 Training Manual of Morihei Ueshiba"). This edition is composed of some excerpts from the Japanese text, along with a commentary by Morihiro Saito, in both English and Japanese.