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Archive - November 2002
Guillaume ErardAiki Jinja Tai Sai Festival by Gaku Homma
On April 23, 2002, I received a phone call from Japan. My presence at this year’s Aiki Jinja Tai Sai Festival on April 29 was being requested. Tai Sai is the grand festival held at the Aiki shrine in Iwama every...
Josh GoldA Day in the Life of the Founder Morihei Ueshiba, April 1968 by Gaku Homma
The Memorial Remembrance of the passing of the Founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba is coming soon. At Hombu dojo in Tokyo, on April 26, 1969, the Founder passed on to heaven. The week before, I had returned to my...