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Aikido
Aikido was developed in the early part of the century by Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969), now known as O-Sensei (venerable teacher). O-Sensei was born in Tanabe, a coastal town in Southern Japan. From young, he studied various martial arts, including sumo, swordsmanship, spear techniques, staff techniques and various types of Jujitsu.
O-Sensei’s life saw Japan involved in some of the most violent conflicts of the 20th century, culminating in the Pacific War. However, it was during this time that he founded Aikido and declared it to be a way of joining the people of the world together in peace. In this way, Aikido is truly Budo – a martial Way – rather than simply a bujutsu (martial technique) or bugei (martial art). The famous motto of O-Sensei, “Masakatsu Agatsu”, contains the essence of the spirit of Aikido: “True victory is victory over the self”.
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