A short documentary piece filmed in 1960 featuring the Founder of Aikido, O-Sensei and his son Kisshomaru. The footage is in great condition and O-Sensei is still spritely.
This is flowing footage that really gives you a sense of what their technique and body movement was like.
Look at O-Sensei’s shuffle step between 1:01 and 1:03. This is very curious. Uke appears to respond naturally to this subtle movement completely to his disadvantage. Amazing timing or luck? If it were anyone other than O-Sensei, I would put it down to a bad timing.
Technical Note - The film looks dark because it was filmed in the evening with a movie light fixed to a film camera. Film requires a lot of light to expose. Hence the area outside the lit area looks dark or burnt.
Posted Dec 2010 by jls-editorial-staff-
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The little boy looks like very professional! :-D
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