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Morihei Ueshiba Morihei Ueshiba, called O'Sensei ("great teacher"), the founder of modern Aikido, was born on December 14, 1883 in the Wakayama Prefecture of Japan.
Several incidents in his life served to shape his vision and beliefs, and influenced his design of a martial art that is, in many ways, unlike any other practiced today.
As a small child, he saw his father attacked and assaulted by political opponents, and because of this injustice, devoted himself to becoming physically powerful. He studied under masters in several traditional forms of the martial arts. He became an expert in the styles of jujitsu (unarmed combat), kenjitsu (sword fighting), and sojitsu (spear fighting). O'Sensei would later incorporate elements of these styles into modern Aikido...
AI The ideograph is a picture of a single family group in its house. Thus, the meaning came to mean "to match" or "to blend harmoniously” like the members of a family under the same roof. | |
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KI In oriental philosophy, it came to represent the fundamental energy of creation, the pervading essence of the universe, and the very life force itself. | |
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DO Literally a road or path, but philosophically, it acquired the nuance of taking your life into your hands and committing oneself to a particular path or vocation. For over a thousand years this word has been used to symbolize the all encompassing path of religious or moral commitment; one's chosen "way of life". |
“A way of life in harmony with the natural forces of the universe”. |
These words imply the technical content and main goals of the art.
In this sense, our martial training becomes a metaphor for the spiritual quest. Aikido training becomes an outward symbol of our hope for peaceful relationships between all the peoples of the world. |
“One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.” |
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