Iwama Ryu Aikido - Saito Sensei

[@oj2493]

先生にお会いできてうれしいです。 ありがとうございます。

[@janececelia7448]

RIP Saito Sensei. I trained under this great man in New Zealand, Australia and Japan where he guided me through my 1st dan at the Iwama dojo. I remember with great fondness raking the jinja of O Sensei, the compulsory parties and of course the training, which was hard but lighthearted. It always gave me a sense of peace and joy.

[@District.24]

Wow! You trained with this man in various countries - I’m jealous of you, Jane.

[@tuvaoffical]

Morihiro Saito Shihan...Rest İn Peace...We love you so much...Thank you to your beautiful works and technics,still,you're living our hearts...Forever...Domo arigatou gozaimashita.

[@airon3348]

A humble man, a simple man, a true master. Ueshiba O Sensei named him "Morihiro" the guardian of Aikido. No one else was so close to the founder in his hardest post war poverty-striken moments as Saito Sensei. He took care of the founder until practically his last days with no rest. Not a bit of thanks from the Ueshiba family for Saito Sensei and his wife, on the contrary, the "Aiki corporation" called "Aikikai" which tries to turn Aikido into a trademark with their McDojos at the forefront, has tried to erase Master Saito from history with all their might, wich is a true real shame. Long life for the true Aikido and the Saito family.

[@yusufrabie8148]

McDojos. very Nioce comparison🤣

[@13orangecake]

was listening for almost a minute before i realized it was in japanese. aikido speaks for itself.

[@frontear2]

thank you as well, from croatia

[@sherman4970]

“Training should NOT be changed””! My god,,look at the state of it now. RIP !!

[@AikidoblogNet]

For sure aikidojournal.com/2011/03/27/kisshomaru-ueshibas-stamp-on-modern-aikido-by-stanley-pranin-2/

[@Peekingduck]

Outstanding ! Thanks for the upload

[@MARIUSVL]

Well done. Thank you.

[@AikidoAliveUK]

That was a good time to be there. Miles Kessler Sensei and Bjorn Saw Sensei practicing the Kumi-tachi in front of the Aiki-jinja.

[@t2sea]

Merci beaucoup (Thank you/ありがとうございます) とても懐かしい映像ですね

[@tomeverett2212]

Attacking or grabbing Saito sensei was like grabbing a small house that was about to move. Part of me was always laughing at myself and I was thinking "Why am I doing this." I learned so much. Thanks sensei.

[@AikidoblogNet]

You meant a small mouse... yes so true. I had the same feeling.

[@MARIUSVL]

Appreciate.

[@AikidoblogNet]

@AtmanxId M. SAITO Sensei belonged to Aikikai actually. He received his 8th Dan from O'Sensei (I don't know at what time he finally accepted the 9th Dan from the Aikikai - In 1986 he was still 8th Dan). If you like weapon practice, I would recommend you to try to met a teacher from Iwama Ryu.

[@janececelia7448]

I was training in Iwama under Saito Sensei in 1986. Yes there was lots of weapons training, every morning in front of O Sensei's jinja and at other times elsewhere throughout the day. I believe some dojos now insist on separate certificates for weapons proficiency for Iwama/ Takemusu style, which has since divided after the death of Saito Sensei. It's rather confusing now.

[@glennoc8585]

I think his Aikido is very close to Ueshiba sensei. Some feeling of bu still. If some atemi even better.

[@AikidoblogNet]

@13orangecake This is really true indeed, and characteristic to Saito Sensei's classes.

[@AikidoblogNet]

@larbo1616 SAITO Sensei used the terms "Takemusu Aikido" as his teacher used to do so. Later, he also used the terms "Iwama Ryu".

[@mis0gi]

how we wish we can see the whole (report) video footage.

[@雀燕-u7l]

1度お会いしてみたかった。 技をくらってみたかった。 残念。

[@stuttering.awareness]

Arigato gozaimasta

[@AikidoblogNet]

Pedagoxía e coñecemento de Saito Sensei era ilimitado

[@snatchX626]

that german lady spoke some decent sounding japanese.

[@AikidoblogNet]

Done! Thanks to Tokako San.

[@AikidoblogNet]

Sure. This is an excerpt from a longer reportage on kobudo. My purpose is to post the sub-titles in French, that's why I've put it here.

[@AikidoblogNet]

Subtitles in English added thanks to Tokako San.

[@dennissmith8371]

👌🇬🇧

[@mikhaelaldorino9446]

I used to train aikikai aikido but now i move to iwama aikido. I think iwama aikido techniques are difficult. There is a hanmi and there is a technique to fight someone who learn aikido. For example, if your opponent do a iriminage to you, you can do a koshinage to beat your opponent iriminage. I would rather iwama aikido than aikikai aikido.

[@ebor8402]

You mean counters? So does Tomiki aikido.

[@AikidoblogNet]

Ok. I'll do... at least I'll try to get the translation... Let's see few weeks later...

Help me to understand martial math. If we have an attacker"s fist as point A and the point he wants to hit as point B then the shortest and therefore fastest way to hit is the straight line. Ancient greeks told me this secret. But I don't see any straight punches in aikido and thus no defences against. Could you please show me defences against simple straight kicks and punches?

[@AikidoblogNet]

Hand no tuski : kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKHEYoV4pLprqsk Jo no tsuki : kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpuxmKWngZh5lac

[@AikidoblogNet]

Les sous-titres en français viendront plus tard...

[@AikidoblogNet]

@DanielRBranco You have to clic the (newly?!) icon "cc" under the video (close to the movie resolution)

[@AikidoblogNet]

@larbo1616 SAITO Sensei always repeated he teaches in O'Sensei's dojo, so he only had to teach O'Sensei technics, "other teachers are able to teach they own Aikido technics, I don't have too".

[@MARIUSVL]

Better get the subtitles in English. Please.