Very nice video! You did a very good job with your editing, and the overall idea you present is very clear! Thank you for what must have been many hours of work! Great job!
Terrifically made video showing the difference. Thank you so much. At 60 years old I am at last studying Aikido ...LOL. And in my limited knowledge of this martial art, I see no apparent difference between post war and pre war Aikido. "O" Sensei kept it intact. And I thank modern Masters for continuing it as it was taught.
+Lord Byron Basicilly it looks the same, but in 1951 he made it more faster and better aproach on techniques. The locks and throws he used in 1936 was strict and tight, in his 1951he evolved them to more fluid, non-resistant techniques. Thats why when you using locks, throws or holds in aikido: on untraind or trainded on other martial artist, for you it will be fluid, for your opponent it will strict, harsh and brutal if he aint relaxed and will resist :)
This is nothing short of fantastic. Can there be any better demonstration of the uniformity of O-Sensei's Aikido? The only difference seems to be that he was younger in 1935 and moved like a younger man! Not sure any Aikidoka can thank you enough for this!!
Very well done. Regardless of one's view of Aikido, O'Sensei''s accomplishment and skill as an artist is quite evident. I would not have wanted to face him in a combat situation.
Thanks for posting this video. Its not only beautifully produced but raises an important issue for discussion. Hope you didn't mind but I put in an embedded link to it on a recent blog I recently wrote about the general disinterest that many Aikido practitioners seem to have in OSensei's technical manuals from the 1930's. I also put an acknowledgement on the bottom of it regarding the great job you have done putting this video together. The url is theaikidowarrior.com/2015/10/31/searching-for-osensei-the-forgotten-manuals-of-aikido/
The problem with this comparison and analysis is that the film speed of the 1935 footage been distorted by being updated twice. This makes the movement appear aboot 20% faster than it was. Here someone has recreated the actual speed: m.ruclips.net/video/qtSBuW7nqBE/видео.html
I recommend reading this article: aikidojournal.com/2016/07/27/a-look-through-the-veil-by-louis-gonzalez-coca/ it seems to suggest it wasn't O'Sensei who watered it down, but rather a mix of national politics and the ideas of his senior students. From what I gleaned, O'Sensei's true Aikido was closer to the Iwama style.
More accurately, it was his own son, Kisshomaru, who watered down and commercialized the art, and never even actually understood the principles of Aiki that his father was trying to teach.
Man am I glad I discovered your video's. Thank you for doing this research and sharing it.
Fantastic job! Well done! More Please.
An excellent springboard for enlightening conversations.
Amazing juxtaposition of video clips. Thank you for sharing your study and research on O'Sensei's art.
Wow, what a phenomenal job on the video! Thank you so much for this!!!
Very nice video! You did a very good job with your editing, and the overall idea you present is very clear! Thank you for what must have been many hours of work! Great job!
This is great, thanks.
Terrifically made video showing the difference. Thank you so much. At 60 years old I am at last studying Aikido ...LOL. And in my limited knowledge of this martial art, I see no apparent difference between post war and pre war Aikido. "O" Sensei kept it intact. And I thank modern Masters for continuing it as it was taught.
+Lord Byron Basicilly it looks the same, but in 1951 he made it more faster and better aproach on techniques. The locks and throws he used in 1936 was strict and tight, in his 1951he evolved them to more fluid, non-resistant techniques. Thats why when you using locks, throws or holds in aikido: on untraind or trainded on other martial artist, for you it will be fluid, for your opponent it will strict, harsh and brutal if he aint relaxed and will resist :)
Great video.
BEST O SENSEI´S VIDEO...PERIOD !!!
THANKS FOR THIS, MATE !
This is nothing short of fantastic. Can there be any better demonstration of the uniformity of O-Sensei's Aikido? The only difference seems to be that he was younger in 1935 and moved like a younger man! Not sure any Aikidoka can thank you enough for this!!
Very well done. Regardless of one's view of Aikido, O'Sensei''s accomplishment and skill as an artist is quite evident. I would not have wanted to face him in a combat situation.
Super travail....
Thanks for posting this video. Its not only beautifully produced but raises an important issue for discussion. Hope you didn't mind but I put in an embedded link to it on a recent blog I recently wrote about the general disinterest that many Aikido practitioners seem to have in OSensei's technical manuals from the 1930's. I also put an acknowledgement on the bottom of it regarding the great job you have done putting this video together. The url is theaikidowarrior.com/2015/10/31/searching-for-osensei-the-forgotten-manuals-of-aikido/
+grantster1977 Be sure i do not mind! I make these videos for the sole purpose of sharing my research and knowledge to others.
The problem with this comparison and analysis is that the film speed of the 1935 footage been distorted by being updated twice. This makes the movement appear aboot 20% faster than it was. Here someone has recreated the actual speed: m.ruclips.net/video/qtSBuW7nqBE/видео.html
part of me wishes that O'sensei didnt water down aikido to what it is today because if he didnt it wouldnt be seen as a joke.
I recommend reading this article: aikidojournal.com/2016/07/27/a-look-through-the-veil-by-louis-gonzalez-coca/ it seems to suggest it wasn't O'Sensei who watered it down, but rather a mix of national politics and the ideas of his senior students. From what I gleaned, O'Sensei's true Aikido was closer to the Iwama style.
More accurately, it was his own son, Kisshomaru, who watered down and commercialized the art, and never even actually understood the principles of Aiki that his father was trying to teach.
If you want to know what Ueshiba was practicing in the 1930s, go to a Takumakai dojo practicing soden and learn.
I read that at the end of his life he was sad because never follow his path. This alone tell you something.