“Morihei Ueshiba’s Vanguard Dojo in Japan’s Second Largest City.” This is a rare photo of unusually high quality depicting Morihei Ueshiba in Osaka with the leading figures of his Asahi News dojo. The photo...
Archive - April 2015
Josh GoldHaruo Matsuoka Sensei’s Aikido Journey: Part 5
“The founding of Ten Shin Dojo in Los Angeles and Matsuoka Sensei’s first experiences in America…” This is part five of a multi-part interview. You can find part 4 here. Josh Gold: Sensei, so after moving to...
Haruo Matsuoka Sensei’s Aikido Journey: Part 4
“Matsuoka Sensei talks about his move to the United States to join Seagal Sensei in Los Angeles.…” This is part four of a multi-part interview. You can find part 3 here. Josh Gold: Sensei, it was around 1981...
Magazine: Aikido Journal Number 119, Spring 2000
“When I tried to do koshinage on some of the taller men I found that they could just step over me; no matter how I tried the technique, I couldn’t manage to throw them because the height difference…” Aikido Journal...
Interview with Seiseki Abe (1) by Stanley Pranin
Editor: Abe Sensei, I think it was during a period of misogi training, before the war, that you first met Ueshiba Sensei. Is that right? Abe Sensei: Yes, I met Ueshiba Sensei before the war. Before World War II, a...
Sokaku Takeda in Osaka, by Tokimune Takeda
Here I would like to record the relationship between Sokaku Takeda and the city of Osaka. This relationship also has a deep connection with both Morihei Ueshiba and Takuma Hisa who were the most outstanding disciples of...
Haruo Matsuoka Sensei’s Aikido Journey: Part 3
“The emergence of an aikido style with the impact to captivate hundreds of millions on the big screen…” This is part three of a multi-part interview. You can find part 2 here. Josh Gold: Sensei, a lot of the...