Ueshiba felt a great attraction for Onisaburo Deguchi. He hoped that with Deguchi’s help he would be able to rid himself of the evil spirit of Sokaku Takeda.
Archive - May 2004
Josh GoldInterview with Morihiro Saito (1975)
After the war, O-Sensei had a great deal of leisure time compared with before the war. In the pre-war years he kept busy traveling all around Japan teaching at military schools. This work ended with the conclusion of...
Interview with Koretoshi Maruyama by Clement Choo
Koretoshi Maruyama Sensei was born in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, on 5 October 1936. He graduated from the Economics Department of Keio University in March 1956 and joined his father’s business, Maruyama Manufacturing. He...
Interview with Hiroaki Kogure Sensei: Part Two
Unlike the old days when there were many opportunities for real fighting, in our peaceful modern society there are few chances for testing one’s martial abilities, and there is a real danger of losing an...
Interview with Hiroaki Kogure Sensei: Part One
Hiroaki Kogure Sensei studied under Kenji Tomiki Sensei at Waseda University in the 1950’s. An 8th dan, he is now contributing to the spread of Tomiki Aikido and guidance of the Japan Aikido Association as its...
Interview with Shigenobu Okumura (1983), Part II
The following is the second and final part of an interview of Shigenobu Okumuta Sensei, a Hombu Dojo instructor which took place on May 14, 1983.
Interview with Rinjiro Shirata: Part 1
There are almost no publications except “Budo Renshu”, yet there was something called a “mokuroku”, the mokuroku of Daito-ryu. It deals with “ikkajo” and such techniques. It is a...
Interview with Shoji Nishio (1984), Part 2 by Stanley Pranin
The following is the second and final part of an interview of Shoji Nishio Sensei, a well-known 8th dan sensei teaching in the Tokyo area. The interview was held on May 22, 1983 in Tokyo.
Interview with Shoji Nishio (1984), Part 1 by Stanley Pranin
The following is a two-part interview of Shoji Nishio Sensei, a well-known 8th dan sensei instructing in the Tokyo area. The interview was held on May 22, 1983 in Tokyo.