Early Aikido pioneers Taking uke for O-Sensei
Imagine our surprise when we discovered this rare footage of Shioda Gozo and Tohei Koichi taking uke for Morihei Ueshiba. The footage was filmed at the Aikikai Hombu in Shinjuku in 1952, only two years after the ban on martial arts was lifted.
At the time, the Aikikai was yet to organise themselves and Shioda & Tohei were the most prominent promulgators of the Art in Japan.
Shioda has been highlighted in the footage with Tohei appearing to his left in most shots. We hope you enjoy it!
Posted May 2011 by jls-editorial-staff
19 notes
POSTED Tuesday May 31st
-
daichange reblogged this from justlikeswimming
-
sport-pole reblogged this from justlikeswimming and added:
swimming
-
likeordie likes this
-
vicarious5 likes this
-
eaikidohouston reblogged this from justlikeswimming
-
joekker reblogged this from justlikeswimming and added:
The only thing barely about Tohei
-
joekker likes this
-
kokyunage reblogged this from justlikeswimming
-
foodie4lyfe reblogged this from justlikeswimming and added:
Great video!
-
rochcoach likes this
-
darkgafarro reblogged this from justlikeswimming
-
peejaymc likes this
-
darkgafarro likes this
-
justlikeswimming posted this
