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1. Aikido class to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Some of us Aikido practitioners often dream of going to Japan in order to perfect our skills in the art created by O Sensei Morihei Ueshiba. Many actually eventually make the trip for a few weeks, some ... 2. Aikido Memorial Events In Tokyo ... is the Shinokubai. It is a special evening that takes place at the Aikido World Headquarters in Tokyo on the exact date of the founder Morihei Ueshiba's passing (April 26th 1969). Every year, several ... 3. Channel Your Ki Flow ... bow to the teacher. Starting with the most experienced standing to the right, we line up and, when invited, bow to a photo of O Sensei -- the 'great teacher' Morihei Ueshiba, who founded aikido, and then ... 4. Morihei Ueshiba Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969) was history's greatest martial artist. Even as an old man of eighty, he could disarm any foe, down any number of attackers, and pin an opponent with a single finger. Although ... 5. Instructors ... in Washington D.C., headed by Mitsugi Saotome Shihan, an uchi deshi (live-in student) of O Sensei Morihei Ueshiba. As she witnessed Saotome Sensei's performance, she was immediately struck by the gentle ... 6. Instructors ... and Henry Kono, two direct students of O Sensei Morihei Ueshiba. Alan Ruddock promoted him to the rank of 1st dan AikiNoMichi in 2001 and to the 2nd dan in 2003. His studies led ... 7. Aikido More information about the art and its founder, Morihei Ueshiba. ...