I am the Universe.Noren (short curtain) reading "Uchu Soku Ware" - "The Universe is Me", the Kanji on the left reads: "Aikido Kaiso Ueshiba Morihei"
Morihei Ueshiba Visits HawaiiFrom "Ueshiba Morihei Monogatari". Morihei Ueshiba's visit to Hawaii in 1961 in order to dedicate the Honolulu Aiki Dojo. The bottom panel is from a photo of Ueshiba praying in Kihei, Maui.
The opening of Ueshiba JukuFrom "Ueshiba Morihei Monogatari". Morihei Ueshiba opens the "Ueshiba Juku" in Ayabe, 1922, and is awarded the Kyoju Dairi teaching certification by Sokaku Takeda.
Back cover - three Ueshiba generationsFrom "Ueshiba Morihei Monogatari". The back cover, showing three generations - Morihei Ueshiba, Kisshomaru Ueshiba and Moriteru Ueshiba.
Ueshiba Monogatari dust jacketFrom "Ueshiba Morihei Monogatari". A scan of the dust jacket.
The Birth of Morihei UeshibaAikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba O-Sensei was born in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan on December 14, 1883.
With Takeshi Yamashima in Kaneohe HawaiiWith Takeshi Yamashima at the Aikido Ohana summer gasshuku in Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden in Hawaii
Takeshi Yamashima Sensei in Hawaii 2004Poster from one of Takeshi Yamashima Sensei's early visits to Hawaii - at The Aikido Ohana in 2004, with me taking ukemi. After training with Sensei in Japan for a number of years I moved back to Honolulu from Tokyo in 2003 and invited him to come teach in Hawaii - now he visits at least once yearly.
Poster by Greg Socito.
Chris Li thrown by Takeshi Yamashima SenseiTaking ukemi for Takeshi Yamashima Sensei at The Aikido Ohana gasshuku in Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens in Kaneohe on the Windward side of Oahu, 2009. Photograph courtesy of Ric Noyle.
Chris Li taking ukemi for Yamashima SenseiTaking ukemi for Takeshi Yamashima Sensei at The Aikido Ohana gasshuku in Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens in Kaneohe on the Windward side of Oahu, 2009. Photograph courtesy of Ric Noyle.
Chris Li and Yamashima Sensei at HoomaluhiaTaking ukemi for Takeshi Yamashima Sensei at The Aikido Ohana gasshuku in Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens in Kaneohe on the Windward side of Oahu, 2009. Photograph courtesy of Ric Noyle.
Chris Li and Takeshi Yamashima Sensei in HawaiiTaking ukemi for Takeshi Yamashima Sensei at The Aikido Ohana gasshuku in Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens in Kaneohe on the Windward side of Oahu, 2009. Photograph courtesy of Ric Noyle.
Chris Li Translating and Falling for Takeshi Yamashima SenseiTaking ukemi for Takeshi Yamashima Sensei at The Aikido Ohana gasshuku in Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens in Kaneohe on the Windward side of Oahu, 2009. Photograph courtesy of Ric Noyle.
Chris Li Falling fo Takeshi Yamashima SenseiTaking ukemi for Takeshi Yamashima Sensei at The Aikido Ohana gasshuku in Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens in Kaneohe on the Windward side of Oahu, 2009. Photograph courtesy of Ric Noyle.
Chris Li and Takeshi Yamashima Sensei in KaneoheTaking ukemi for Takeshi Yamashima Sensei at The Aikido Ohana gasshuku in Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens in Kaneohe on the Windward side of Oahu, 2009. Photograph courtesy of Ric Noyle.