(b. c. 1935). A high-standing member of the BYAKKO SHIN KOKAI church which was founded by Masahisa GOI, a personal friend of Morihei UESHIBA. Takahashi had regular contact with Ueshiba in the mid-1960s and made extensive notes of lectures the latter gave before church members. He compiled and edited these into a book titled Takemusu Aiki (see bibl. ) which, though very difficult reading, continues to be the most significant work containing the philosophy of the aikido founder.
As a holiday gift to the aikido community, Aikido Journal has created a new version of our Principal Disciples of Morihei Ueshiba chart, originally developed by AJ founder Stanley Pranin. We hope you’ll enjoy and...
The Aiki Expo events were major aikido seminars sponsored by Aikido Journal and conceived and organized by Stanley Pranin that gathered together many high-ranking teachers from Aikido, Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu, classical...
Mutual strike or cut. Sword term used to describe the circumstance where two swordsmen strike each other simultaneously. In AIKI KEN terminology, often used in contradistinction to AINUKE where neither swordsman can...
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