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Aikijujutsu 合気柔術

1. A term used occasionally to refer to the jujutsu form taught by Morihei UESHIBA in the 1920s and early 1930s. The Daito-ryu scroll given to Minoru MOCHIZUKI by Ueshiba in June 1932 bears an Aikijujutsu seal. 2. An...

Seikyo Asano 浅野正恭

(28 December 1867-20 October 1945). B. Ibaragi Prefecture. Older brother of Wasaburo ASANO. Vice-admiral in Imperial Japanese Navy. A devout believer in the OMOTO RELIGION, Asano began training under Morihei Ueshiba...

Aiki Shrine

An OMOTO shrine located in IWAMA, Ibaragi Prefecture erected in the early 1960s by Morihei UESHIBA which symbolizes his belief in aikido as a spiritual discipline. Site of an annual ceremony presided over by Omoto...