If Budō is not a book intended for the public, what is it then? Well, Budō is a gift, from Morihei Ueshiba to the people who supported him in various ways in his discovery of Aikido, and to whom he was indebted throughout his life.
I lived for a long time in O Sensei Morihei Ueshiba's tiny wooden house in Iwama, sleeping in his bedroom.
During the irimi-tenka (入身転化) rotation, tori's arm, which receives uke's reflex energy, must not drop below shoulder level.
Preamble to the unique book of the founder of Aikido, decrypted by Philippe Voarino from the original Japanese text.
The generations who will use your discoveries in the future, without necessarily knowing their origin, will owe a debt of gratitude beyond time to Stanley Pranin.
... all the years of learning the method had served no other purpose than to prepare us for this new challenge.
It is commonly believed that O Sensei Morihei Ueshiba was interested in Aikido. This is not the case.
