Shobu Aikido
"Budo that embodies the feeling of universal compassion is based on the creative energy of the universe (Takemusubi). All the others are nothing more than arts of destruction. In the beginning I called it Takemusu Aiki; later I decided to call it Shobu Aiki, the Budo that creates wisdom, judgement, the mind of a sage. The true victory of Shobu Aiki is to strike down and destroy the mind of doubt and conflict within yourself. It is to realize and carry out the destiny you have received from divine providence. Regardless of how this may be philosophically explained, unless it is actually put into practice, you are no different than anyone else. Through the practice of Aikido, this power and ability is added unto you. The underlying origin of Budo is the spirit of universal protection, nurturing and salvation. It is to give renewed energy to yourself and others. Human beings are the children of the divine universal spirit and if they are unhappy it is because they turn away from their own nature. Man has selfishly created the sense of good and evil and then forgotten the essence of his own nature. Within divine love there is no good or evil, no happiness or unhappiness. There is only constant giving in an attempt to pay back some part of the precious gift of life that one has received and even now continues to enjoy. You should never be trapped by the idea that you have problems, that you are a person of deep karma, or that you are one of little value. This is insulting not only to yourself but to others as well. All people share the same divine origin. There is only one thing that is wrong or useless. That is the stubborn insistence that you are an individual, separate from others. Give thanks and show gratitude. Work for the paradise on this earth. In this way your true nature will continually unfold." -- Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba, O-Sensei
Hiroshi gets ready.
Hiroshi Kato getting ready for day 2 of Bill Gleason's Aikido seminar in Kona, Hawaii. In the lobby of the Kona Seaside Hotel before 6:30am weapons class.
Bill Gleason Sensei Instructing
Bill Gleason address the Kona, Hawaii seminar group.
Bill and Evan
Bill Gleason demonstrating with Evan Goodrow.
Bill Gleason and Evan Goodrow
Bill Gleason demonstrating with Evan Goodrow, visiting with Bill from Shobu Aikido in Boston.
Bill Gleason Instruction
Bill Gleason instructing at the Kona, Hawaii Aikido workshop.
Mariko Takamizo Sensei in Honolulu HawaiiChris Li taking ukemi for Mariko Takamizo Sensei from Aikikai Hombu Dojo at Hongwanji Mission School in Honolulu Hawaii
Sam Chin Sifu
Sam Chin Sifu lectures on I Liq Chuan theory.
Morihei Ueshiba meets Sokaku TakedaFrom "Ueshiba Morihei Monogatari". Morihei Ueshiba meets Sokaku Takeda in February 1915 at Hisada Inn in Engaru on introduction of Kotaro Yoshida
Dr. Mitsuo Adachi with Nobuyoshi TamuraWith Nobuyoshi Tamura sensei in Hawaii, 1961.
Dr. Mitsuo Adachi and O-SenseiDr. Mitsuo Adachi sensei and Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba in Hawaii, 1961.
Kisshomaru Ueshiba watches his fatherFrom "Ueshiba Morihei Monogatari". Kisshomaru Ueshiba watches his father and vows to become as strong as he is.
The passing of Morihei UeshibaFrom "Ueshiba Morihei Monogatari". Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba passes away at 5 a.m. on April 26th 1969, at the age of 86.
Morihei Ueshiba O-Sensei in HawaiiMorihei Ueshiba with Nobuyoshi Tamura and Koichi Tohei in Hawaii, 1961.
Morihei Ueshiba DemonstrationO-Sensei demonstrates Aikido in Hawaii, 1961.