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The Aikido Lineage down the Years
O-Sensei Morihei Ueshiba 12/14/1883 - 4/26/1969
When the O Sensei had completed his training in different forms of
swordfighting and jujitsu, Ueshiba became quite famous as one of
the strongest men of his time in Japan. Later on sometime around
1919 he became a convert to the teachings of the Omoto-Kyo
religion and developed Aikido otherwise known as the Art of Peace.
In 1942 the art was renamed Aikido and Ueshiba moved to the small
town of Iwama where he taught Aikido until his death in 1969.
Kenki Tomiki 1900-1979
Tomiki was one of the earlier students of the Aikido founder
Morihei Ueshiba. He was also a student of Jigoro Kano who was the
one who founded the art of Judo. He joined Morihei Ueshiba in 1925
and in the same year he hard his 5th dan grading in Judo. In 1929
he represented the Miyagi Prefecture in their first judo
tournament which was held with the Emperor attending. From 1936 to
time of the Second World War he stayed in Manchuria where the
taught Aikbudo which was an early form Aikido to the Kanton army
as well as the Imperial Household Agency. In the year 1938 he was
an assistant professor at the Kenkoku University which was also in
Manchukuo. He was also awarded first 8th dan in Aikido in 1942 and
was awarded an 8th dan in judo at the same time. When he returned
from three year sojourn in the Soviet Union, he taught people both
Judo and Aikido at the same time at the Waseda University.
Morihiro Saito Sensei 3/31/1928 - 5/12/2002
9th Dan Aikikai. Being an Iwama native, Morihiro Saito started
training in Aikido in 1946 and became not only a student, but he
was also a close confidant of O-Sensei for the following 23 year.
When the founder's died he was put in charge of the Iwama dojo and
became the guardian of the Aiki-shrine. Later on he was known for
his books, his clear and structured way of teaching, and the
organization of the huge number of techniques that became part of
the Iwama-Ryu Aikido.
Hitohiro Saito Sensei 2/12/1957 -
6th dan Aikikai. B. Iwama, Ibaragi Prefecture. Aikido instructor.
He was the only son and successor of Morihiro Saito. He started
his Aikido training quite young at age seven under his father and
Morihei Ueshiba. He features quite well in the Takemusu Aikido
technical manual by Morihiro Saito. He frequently travels to
countries around the world at the same time in order to deliver
seminars.
Pat Hendricks Sensei 9/25/1955 -
6th Dan Aikikai. In 1975, Pat Hendricks commenced her Aikido
career in Monterey, California. From the 1977, she has been
travelling frequently to Japan for extended periods of time in
order to study and learn as a live-in student under the tutelage
of the famed Saito Sensei in Iwama. The dojo she currently has is
called the Aikido of San Leandro and she gets some of the best
students from the entire world including Japan. She also holds the
highest possible degree in Aiki Ken and has a Jo Certification as
well. She is also certified to test Aikido experts for the United
States.
Michael McVey Sensei 9/28/1956 -
4th Dan Aikikai. Michael McVey was supervised by Pat Hendricks 6th
dan. Michael is also a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency
Counselor, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and has been
a licensed Special and Elementary Education Teacher. Michael has
been teaching Aikido since 1989 since he started in 1984. He
completed one year as an uchi deshi (apprentice instructor) for
Hendricks Sensei in 1991.
Tetsuro Niriyama 11/21/1947
Tetsuro is a Japanese aikido teacher and he is the technical
director of the Japan Aikido Association and he was also chief
instructor (Shihan) of the Shodokan Hombu Dojo in Osaka, in Japan.
He was appointed to this position by the first Kenjo Tomiki one of
the Morihei Ueshiba’s first uchi-deshi.
Aikido Terminology
Uke - Person being thrown
Nage - Person throwing
Posture (shizentai gamae):
Migi gamae - right side
Hidari gamae - left side
Sankakutai - typical Aikido triangular stance
Ma-ai - Distance between the nage and uke.
Stances (Hammi):
Ai hammi - Both persons take migi gamae or hidari gamae at the
same time
Gyaku hammi - reverse stance
Gedan - hand position low
Chudan - hand position medium
Jodan - hand position high
Attacks:
Shomenuchi - Frontal attack to top of head
Shomenu-tsuki - Frontal attack to eyes
Munetsuki - Frontal punch
Yomenuchi - Frontal-angular attack to side of head/neck
Katate-tori - Wrist grab
Kata-tori - Shoulder grab
Katate-tori hantai / Kosa-tori - cross hand grab
Kubi-shime - Choke hold
Katate-tori Ryote-mochi - Two hands grab one hand
Ryote-tori - Grab both wrists
Ryokata-tori - Grab both shoulders
Randori - Multiple man attack
Hanmi Handachi-waza - Nage in sitting position and uke standing
Suwari-waza - Nage and uke perform techniques on knees
Jiyu-waza - Free Style
Jo-tori - Staff taking
Tanto-tori - Knife taking
Kumi-jo - Paired jo kata practice
Kumi-tachi - Paired bokken practice
Taijutsu - Empty hand practice
Irimi - Direct entry
Tenkan - Indirect or outside entry Body makes complete turn around
attack.
Atemi - Hand strikes
Jiyu-waza - Free style
Jo - Staff
Suburi - Sword/ bokken practice
Shikko - Knee walking
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