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Is aikido different in Japan? You bet! |
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Aikido-Iwama 2008 |
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Aikido Friends
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Saito Hitohiro's family. Denver. July 24, 2004. The new look of aikido-include the wife and kids, and take them on the road with you. |
Saito Sensei website |
Keeping in touch with the ongoing spirit of Saito Sensei in my informal website. Photos and stories from his students around the world. |
Hitohiro Saito website |
Since Saito Sensei passed away, his son Hitohiro Saito has more than carried on the tradition. He is developing his new organization. Visit his official English website, Iwama Shinshin Aiki Shurekai. |
Thinking of training in Iwama? |
Since 2002, the situation has changed in Iwama. There are two dojos to choose from, and I am not certain of their relationship. The original dojo is now in the hands of Honbu. Hitohiro has gone on to create his own separate organization which consolidates the "Iwama style" supporters of Saito Sensei. I refrain from commiting any facts or opinions here until I have a better grasp of the situation. There is a fine uchi deshi program with Hitohiro in Iwama, and if you are interested, you should take it up and go. |
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