One of the first aikido books published in English appeared in 1963. It was authored by Morihei Ueshiba’s son, Kisshomaru Ueshiba, who later became the Second Doshu. This book contained a short section titled...
Archive - December 2014
Kobukan Dojo Era, Part 1 by Stanley Pranin
This is the first part of a two-part article. Read the second part here. Introduction In April of 1931, Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of aikido, opened a private dojo in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo called the “Kobukan.”...