° No.82 SOG Sih Bail acre ea ee saee z Dee PL aa Peale cen Pp a ed Ra a kido Master ro erste fey- leek PaO Leu lS pe Ulu cicel Niels Ueshi - ae ore) Kuroiwa sokaku Becomes is Jigoro reciaemmeis.- . hioda. and morell ™[vil SINCE 1932 Pore aca BS AO) te ee =AIKI NEWS AIKI NEWS NO. 82- OCTOBER 1989 CONTENTS Stanley Pranin EDITORIAL ‘Tomiki Aikido 8th dan INTERVIEW WITH RIKI KOGURE . Daito-ryu Aiki Jujutsu Takumakai INTERVIEW WITH HAKARU MOR! (II) Discussion with Hiroshi Ikushima AIKI FORUM . Tatsuo Kimura DAITO-RYU MASTER Y. SAGAWA . News, events, announcements HEARD IN THE DOJO - Important Information for Readers QUESTIONS & ANSWERS . Tokimune Takeda Sensei SOKAKU TAKEDA BIOGRAPHY - Founder of Judo JIGORO KANO BIOGRAPHY (3) - Gozo Shioda Sensei AN AIKIDO LIFE Kanemoto Sunadomari MORIHEI UESHIBA BIOGRAPHY (11) - Yoshio Kuroiwa Sensei APPEARANCE AND REALITY (II) Readers’ Views LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ASAE: OI REBTS Cover Photo: ‘Yukiyoshi Sagawa Sensei $8514 > 9 a— AHR EG LH < 6 AMARA HOES RAREST re-42 FRAR REA RICH < 2 FMR CARS.—ob BIG EF iG | MOSES AE tt VS S. FF=¥Y Ow aplgm AHORA fe) peaieor & OR RLRHE 40 SAT tt Cie & # Hea 7 2a © £40 Mera —thac, 2 BR OD FBR LTOLOLE AAO AR Fez! wR 1) RAMRCRBAS SRB HEPES EA BRD RNORTHR BieRe A Robt «HEREOF wie cave see Sie RG BK LD ere f PPE DBS 49 RA DFR KEFE K REM AR REF APSE ANE GFP 37 BOE ROE mE 7 ORE MIA 9 A be WAGE ’ (fa mR GN, TFlon NORMA CATIA 1+ vosZ01 ‘h(03)350-6065 HERR HoRES-47941 mens,EDITORIAL KUDOS AND CRITIQUES We are constantly seeking feedback from AIKI NEWS readers.to help us improve the contents of the magazine. Many of you have been kind enough to compliment us on ‘our policy of publishing regular, well-researched articles con the history and development of Aikido, Daito-ryu and cognate martial arts. You have also reacted favorably to our ongoing biographical series on Morihei Ueshiba, Sokaku Takeda, Gozo Shioda and, more recently, Judo Founder Jigoro Kano. On the other hand, some of you have voiced the opinion that AIKI NEWS is too academ- ic, to0 serious, and too concerned with past events. SOMETHING NEW FOR YOU If these comments are representative of the range of preferences of our readership, then perhaps a workable solution would be to continue offering historical ‘materials while expanding our coverage to include lighter fare of more general interest. Having said the above, we. are pleased to announce that starting this issue of AKI NEWS we arc introducing two new departments. The first is called "Aiki Forum’ and with it we venture outside ‘our normal areas of focus. We will be interviewing fig- ures from fields other than Aikido to collect outsider viewpoints on the art. Not only will we attempt fo present new perspectives on Aiki-related arts, but we will be of- fering you insights into the fields of publishing, video production, and computer technology - all of which are currently undergoing revolutionary changes - as they pertain to the creation of AIKI NEWS products. By so doing we hope to share with readers an appreciation of the remarkable technology which makes possible this publication ‘Our second new section has been dubbed “Questions & ‘Answers’ and will be used as a two-way communications vehicle allowing readers to submit queries and our staff to provide responses. The volume of letters we reccive with specific requests for information and assistance has made it impossible to respond individually. We have therefore designed this “Q & A" department as a means for purveying important information to all of our readers, We would thus encourage you to keep your let- ters coming and look to the "Q & A” pages of AIK NEWS for answers, IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME! AIKI NEWS has now been in existence for over 95 years! We thought of perhaps celebrating our anniver- sary this year, but with the demands of publishing being what they are, we somehow coulda’t manage it. Perhaps the 20th time around! This editor started a modest little publication back in April of 1974 purely as a hobby, yet, the information it contained proved useful to a small ci de of Aikido friends, Soon the seduction of seeing one’s by Stanley Pranin ideas translated into concrete form on the printed page and knowing that a few hundred people would be reading them fatally engaged my ego. Several years ago I made the decision (o leave behind a well-paying job and vowed to make a success of AIKT NEWS or bust! Naturally, growth has been painfully slow and numerous enticing projects remain on hold. Yet despite the hardships, whenever the first finished copy of a new magazine ar- rives from the printer, we all huddle around it like ex- cited children opening Christmas gifts. I guess that’s what i's really all about and why we keep on, HELP! WHAT'S MISSING? [alluded above to the subject of readers’ reactions to the contents of AIKI NEWS. A publisher of a magazine continuously walks a fine line in attempting to satisfy his readers’ needs and desires and stil produce quality con- tent of which he can be proud. To be perfectly frank, one, of the motivating factors - albeit of a negative nature - bochind our editorial policy is the abysmal quality of the ‘majority of martial arts magazines. The emphasis on the, sensationalistic, the laxity with regard to accuracy, the, constant chasing of ephemeral trends, and the paltry con- sideration given to ethics in the martial arts of such mag- azines have spurred us to strive for a publication of high standards worthy of our readership. Hence the "academ- ict lavor of AIKI NEWS. But nothing stands still, and we hope to continue evolving and to do that we need your assistance. What’s missing from AIKI NEWS? ‘What do think of our bilingual format? Is it a help or hindrance? I'm sure you have your thoughts and we are eager to hear them. To my knowledge, AIKI NEWS is now the only maga- Zine in the world exclusively dedicated to Aikido and Daito-ryu, I say this with all deference to the Japanese- language "Ki Magazine” (formerly “Aikido Magazine") which has recently embarked on a different course, and "Aikido Today" published in California and which I con- sider to be an excellent newsletter. The active Aiki com- munity must number 200,000 or more persons worldwide and certainly deserves a specialized publication to chart its odyssey. But it's a two-way street. Readers must offer their support - materially and morally. I vividly remem- ber reading the plaintive calls for help of frustrated editors of now-defunct Aikido magazines shortly before their demises. In the end, all their efforts were for naught, and even the existence of these short-lived pub- cations has now been relegated to a mere footnote in Aikido history. I think it has been amply demonstrated by now that AIKT NEWS has staying power, but I would be the first to admit that a few more dojos actively Promotiag this magazine to their membership would be ‘welcome news. We're counting on you and you can count onus! Till next time! iEb BRC CHH AIRGAS 4 ROKR S10, LIRR S Ade EHEC ELE Litt GAUCHE, 2 HB TEMPE & REBEIC GATE Hah, ORE AACE FIT SED OMMIOAIETA, BOT E A CAHO KLUM CERERUOCHO ET. Bit, NOD 9 A, WEEP. CRUEL). 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ER ADR SAOBWOUIDIECT, 5 BILD AL A DIL DP, SACS EU DEER CTD Bio CRT A, Lick OHMS, HS AKOTA E LAHIET St, FARIA Cae are) GE ERG 2 | BE FER) ee LR HRCA ) Melo, Hy ETE BE SA CUS [Aikido Today) fH, WALABRE, Setter PRTC Ta, AIRE Aa UPS E Loan, Harm SRL CAGE (G4 6 — A | SRAM borer, WR ga Picit, 2OFAMESOETAMBBZOCS, CPM, AAINHET SPINE LET OEM PT TSU AL, EO LASSI WED. HELIS RET CP ly Ro eb, ME, Ha MRE ORAM EAE SL BRUNCH, FORM SIe oC Lk oh GRIMM Hwee inate cB aC HLA. Ob Ae BC, FORE MA CUED, Hh), HOT E DG Dunit LE Lt, Hi tet, Cote Yeh AE GEM EALT LES OAUC CH, SUL Prk a LR, Sine > HEE TBE Ca er BME ee, BOIS | Ak A Mee tA CRESTS EN SBE IDLE HITS LAUDER EP RCMB LOR MTS Mel, COKTHOEL: Do PHDAK y ALRHOWSACBDELTOET, EL HSA RUHL DIESE ER CDOT!BAMARE | ASSRERSBRR AS SAAHiroaki Kogure Sensei studied under Kenji Tomiki Sensei at Waseda University in the 1950s. An 8th dan, he is now con- tributing to the spread of Tomiki Aikido and guid- ance of the Japan Aikido Association as its Chief Director. Kogure Sensei talks about the JAA and its continuing efforts to devel- op Aikido in the spirit of Kenji Tomiki and Hideo Oba Senseis. This is the first of a two-part interview. AIKI NEWS: There are several major organizations which control most of the flow of information in the Aikido world. These organiza- tions scem to have been the source of most practitioners’ impressions of Tomiki Aikido and I believe that this has led to some misunderstand- ing and prejudice against the style. One of our tasks is to contact each Aikido group dircetly in order to understand the views of its leader- ship and then to present our readers with information about their ac- tivities. KOGURE SENSEI: Yes, I know. ‘We appreciate the effort you are making to introduce different styles of Aikido such as ours. We hope that such information will be valu- able for the further development of the Aikido, towards which we have always kept an open-mind. AIKI NEWS: Would you please tell us about Kenji Tomiki Sensei, the Founder of the Japan Aikido Asso- ciation JAA]? KOGURE SENSEI: Tomiki Sensei was an 8th dan in Judo and studied with Jigoro Kano Sensei. He was also active as a member of the Judo club when he was a student at Waseda University. Kano Sensei originally practiced Tenjin Shinyo- ryu and Kito-ryu Jujutsu and he picked out the throwing (nagewaza) and pinning (osaewaza) techniques from these arts and combined them to create "Judo", together with a curriculum which met the needs of the educational system. Kano Sensei wanted to include in his Judo striking (atemi) and joint (kansctsu) techniques along with the throwing and pinning techniques, but he passed away before he was able to accomplish his intention. Tomiki Sensei began to practice Aikido in order to help carry out Kano i’s plan. So, in fact, Tomiki Sensei was originally a Judoka. This is how Tomiki Sensei came to study under Ueshiba Sensei. Later he went to Manchuria and taught Aikido at Kenkoku University and other places. However, since he was originally a Judoka, he could not forget Judo and he wanted to mix Aikido with Judo in order to bring the art closer to the ideal that Jigoro Kano had in mind, However, he found it difficult to do so because of conditions in the Judo and Aikido worlds. This is why he decided to study Aikido thoroughly in order to introduce competition into the art. His theories were the result of much trial and error, but unfortunately Tomiki Sensei passed away before he could complete his work. Hideo Oba Sensei then carried on Tomiki BAGRMBSARE CHS SARAMMORMELI, RESBRBHRELT., ELRAY LELTORRORS 'EAATHOUR’ RU AASRABAOEH CRAPORBAAB Bo BA, AEAMOBRERS BICMR, BET SBS A> N-—ORHAON SCH > TH ko KARL, COR-BTHS_ FRG SLC AICRRNGS OR a7 GRMRC, Et ORAL < Od O, AOR OUNM av be RERTOET, Eb <6 BLOM TO RATE BRC TOMBIZ, THLE HAMEOLO CHD. fe Heh F, BML CECHSEMVOET, R A ORBO— WAAR FF EB KL. 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For a time we used protective gear, and we also tried using Judo leg-sweep techniques. In the end we decided to focus on the point where Judo theory and Aikido theory overlapped, and we also con- centrated on creating a useful edu cational system. Instead of attacking anatomical weaknesses like in Ka- rate, we found it more effective to attack the mechanical weaknesses of an opponent. For example, if I take two steps forward while my op- ponent takes only one step back, he will naturally fall backward. In other words, power is not necessary since DAC HAN ED O BEBE SU TEV BDH CBORD CH, CCAM Dim AHR 6S LL, GREROMLIN Zhe RERME UD LORE T SE CKARLTAL SEHR BRI Ot, Ax iAH 9 EL EA, FERMICT (RKO TH, LO KIM DLC, ORR A DML CH DICT I, ERERARMCT DR. COREL CUBR S bBo Ck te. RRATEOREA ARMs 2 MACHATSET, 64 PRAM Ate ORE LUA OE BETA, vaaCL som he is in a position to fall if 1 move iy hips straight towards him. Then he will naturally try to use his hands to prevent himself from being pushed backwards and this will result in him making physical con- tact with me, We thought we could execute various techniques at this precise point of contact, This is how we started our study. Although in Aikido we usually move in a circular ‘motion, in matches we tend to move along a straight line. When fighting in an empty-handed competition, a technique can only be effective if there is a great difference in ability between the two players. In a match between two strong practitioners, it is rare to see a truly decisive techni- que. When there was criticism of this fact, Tomiki Sensei commented, "We rarely see decisive techniques in Judo competition, either. There are only about seven effective tech- niques in Judo matches. In Karate, there are only a few variations such as punching and kicking techniques. In Kendo, there are only four scor- ing techniques, men, kote, tsuki, and do, Although in Aikido it is said that AK BIN LOR eR CBE Lite & Bie BES & Dac < VbO CTE, WCHbe Eo ub DSOETEMELS MCT, BK RODD DWAR SIO, EB ahs DLV DEE LBD E LIM, Rise LCik, Rao: ARE OMRM Ht MPL. HATED Heo LC, CHIRP O PREC ABEIT OO Tid ts <, IDFA, GAA ALE SPD 2 HERB Ae HAA CHIE 1 BLOF mb felt h CORFE ALS EV cL ice HLEOCH, OED, OMAHA BGBaste ¢. MLD INCE MIC dt oTHOGRMFITANS, Both AEBS SAS EMCS, fits CUA AMA CEO THIEL, EWS OMAR ROH AABLAMH CHO, Re there are around 3,000 techniques, there is nothing strange about the fact that there is only a limited num- ber of techniques which can be used in a practical situation. So, naturally it is more difficult to execute decisive techniques in matches.” But his remark sounded strange to other martial artists. Then he developed a form of competition where an op- ponent thrusts freely with a knife. Nowadays, we use a rubber knife. ‘That way, an opponent usually at- tacks with a straight thrust and this makes it easier to handle his attack and execute techniques. This form attracted the attention of teachers in the Metropolitan Police University and Tomiki Sensei and the Univer- sity instructors together created the foundation of present-day police tactics. This is the way we have been studying Aikido, and I believe that ‘we will continue to make progress in the future. The problem is that since the content of the art is always changing as a result of our studies, those practicing abroad are left be- hind because the teachers who originally taught them have SEES LTO MMEBAE 2 te 9 Leb OMAR ICI o CLES OCF, LoREMAED BAA COCTA, AUATCT 2 tee Tom BBE Biel, LACH LC SON > RRC RAI Ra ORE LT b ieboic RE Diels BHM BIRO CL BECO RE MOONY Rt av La tL, Ge bi, DA. Re, HA OO Lavichs, HILO MSFARE SDN SM, KH (ROUGE SS ORAL Ciel Ly tei tctvdvin 2660 4, tot Lie E-Chbtetey Eb. 5 ABEL Ke CHORD ASL. HL OCT. FAUCHFICH TD eH LET (FRFADLO THD), ARE CRIS, TCPreturned to Japan. Also, we are al- ways trying to improve our judging methods in competition, and rules concerning decisions about effective techniques or illegal actions change over the years. We have recently, among our foreign affiliates, had a litle bit of difficulty over the rank- ing system and fees. It might be best if each country agreed unanimously, but in reality each group, even within a country, has its own situa- tion. Therefore, we primarily use our JAA fee schedule for shodan, and so on, while taking into consideration the condition of each country. If the fee is too high and not acceptable to a group, then we recalculate it in terms more suitable to that country and then convert that amount into yen. Just as with Judo and Karate, if we Japanese in- sist that we are the best and do everything our way, we must be able to mect all claims from other coun- tries. Therefore, we explained our intentions concerning the interna- tional development of Tomiki Aikido at the International Aikido Meeting held at the end of last EDA = y LAS TEED b ROPTHEDD CECH MEoK, ThABELAWEWS CE CHHARO RCL ED. BK HEL GEKFOREH E COR WOMBLE LILOCH. & OL HMMA SHU EEE RRL EBUES, PBL COMET DM OKI LC ABMS TC SOT, WIP CIE BULLAE SO CE ORE ASLVIMBGwE DET. EK ROCEDETL EARL D. B < Bavtce, MWA BLA Cte Vs EWR TMM BRE CEE $e ULL (FALE) OR CTS, oie k bo Coit Loeta, Po th eR RA HVE, THEROMBCA month [June 19, 1989]. We sug- gested that Japan should continue to lead for the next five years, be- cause we have not completely worked out the problem of referees in Aikido, We also decided to hold an international mect once every four years here in Japan, while hold- ing an international event once every two years in cach country in turn, We have all agreed that the decision to participate in these ‘events should be left to each group. AIKI NEWS: Would you tell us about the organizational structure of Tomiki Aikido? KOGURE SENSEI: The Japan Aikido Association has various branches. For example, the univer- sity clubs make up one branch known as the "All Japan Student Tomiki Aikido Federation’, Al- though our Hombu Dojo is located in Osaka, practice is held all over Tokyo, in places such as Waseda University, Okubo Sports Kaikan, the YMCA in Toyocho and so on. When Tomiki Sensei and Oba Sensei headed the Japan Aikido As- sociation, they were also shihan. HeAMBL, ONC BAAD EL WBE S SARL DER BS, EXCH ADEE EOROY— HEA: Eemsiene PEACMALTPSLVG CLIC Leeat. Fahl LONE te EOI RAS BRL SSCS, ES LT PMO BS 7 —AAKRS ED th, Lot, KAKOMRARE REC, SMHOMEILY 7 OMMLD. EME oT EW SEC, SAMI AMY MoePE, RAR Hic 1 BAS. SOTA 2 Fic Lele, BBR AY Yet SY be BE CHIILD CH D ZHAOBMLA MEWS 25 Melb AVBEHE LES However, Tomiki Sensei’s wife, who is now the head, couldn't become a shikan, and so both Tetsuro Nariyama and Fumiyaki Shishida are our shifan. Since they are still young, we have divided our responsibilities into two parts, the operational and instructional. I was asked by Oba Sensei to watch over them while they are young. Al- though Tomiki Sensei’s wife is the head in name, I am actually responsible for the operational side of the Association since I am also the president of the alumni associa- tion of the Waseda Aikido Club. The JAA has a number of different departments including the interna- tional department, the planning de- partment, and the shiban depart- ment, where both Nariyama and Shishida share the responsibilities of leadership. The permanent board of directors actually runs the Associa- tion, and in its meetings basic busi- ness is conducted, and decisions are made. I am the chief director and Mr. Futami is the senior manager. Mr. Yamaguchi [current head in- structor of the Waseda Club], HSH CHSMC HI CAH SMa 2-2: BAKO R A We Cea LD Eto: ABR AAG ABBR Pes At LGBDOELC. ARERE LEDUOL OC, SHAPES AE PME ETS RAL BCH DTM, MICAS SAT Ak, PARED A (BoD, KARO A 2 Seite Eon. ACBRIT YM C ASCH TUET BARE, AMEE AAA RE WRORKOMT, REE HMI AR BCBONE LIM, BARD HEI te ICA BIRTH Sh SpE FEAL, CLES, HE A ASCO GA ABI AE LP O ERBVOC, LOSR TERNariyama, and Shishida are also members of the board. Decisions made by the permanent board are also discussed at the council of the board of directors. What we do docs not require money and we are all young, so we get along well and everything is going smoothly. AIKI NEWS: How did Tomiki Sensei teach Aikido at Waseda Uni- versity? KOGURE SENSEI: In the begin- ning there was no Aikido Club at Waseda University, there was only the "Aikido Circle of the Judo Club.” Since Tomiki Sensei taught both Judo and Aikido, Aikido prac- tice was held in the Judo dojo when Judo practice was not in session. About 1954, when I entered Waseda University, Judo practice was held from 3:00 to 5:00 in the afternoon and only members who wanted to received Aikido training from 8:00 to 10 o'clock in the morning. In those days we didn’t practice the Aikido we see now. We practiced something we called Judo Taiso (udo exercises), invented by Tomiki Sensei, We started out Mi LAM C kT. KBEED BERELT. TA BHOECMMABALUS CES PoTET, LAP MKEA SR, HBO BRORKE Po CHBCE bb), BAEALOBRREE EH RLU CHORE, MAHOR Et ho THES, PROCS Ab, URAL £ acon & BAL & AHO, LOMB LTR WW, BAMA Fe teo TUS bet, RRCHO LC BOIL, HER HEC, EC CHARTERS Cs Et, HERERO CB ERFORMKIACT, Wn, # AHA, RUG OEE O 4S — Liga CET. MEMS CRE okCECRESARERA CHM TOLVIBELOCHET, BE studying only Aikido techniques which were acceptable for use in Judo, such as joint techniques, and we also focused on handling attacks from a distance, since this is one of Judo’s weak points. I joined the Judo Club and practiced Aikido in the morning and Judo in the afternoon. It was really hard every day. Then gradually Aikido came to the fore and Tomiki Sensei con- timued his study, exploring the com- ‘mon points and differences between Aikido and Judo. In a sense he used us as guinea pigs for his study. In this way gradually the Aikido group separated from the Judo Club and became the Aikido Club in April, 1958, the year I graduated from the university. Tomiki Sensei became the head, as well as the chief in- structor, of the new Aikido Club and withdrew from the Judo Club. It was then that the problem arose. ‘The University claimed that since Aikido didn’t have competitions, it could not recognize it as a proper University club, since all clubs belonging to the Athletic Associa- tion must have competitions. In BOB ELL, FOR CHAE ARK, HEC Poth ET. AREA I- FRR S TES BMH 1-2: PAE CM AGE iL. ECORI GA eH Shes OCD ABR: PMMA RMS thine ¢-C. AGMA HMC Lis ARAMA LB RMO MTS Shes, FMEA HME be CH ok kW 3b WOt. MMA o RMA 2 9 FLO WRREDICIR, FOE Hd 3 BF SIE CH OELKA, RABOP CARH DIL LUD AR, Fil, BBG 1 OME CR oT WE Lite TORR O Bite AGL those days there were many Waseda students from the Aikikai and Yoshinkan and they all wanted Aikido to be accepted as a univer- sity club. Finally, when Tomiki Sensei, a professor of Waseda Uni- versity, applied to the University and promised that he would intro- duce competition into Aikido, our Aikido was accepted as a club. Since then, having competitions has be- come a very important matter. ‘There was also a request from the University that the Waseda Aikido Club should have a Sokeisen, that is, ‘an annual match against traditional rival Keio University. Since the Aikido Club of Keio University was studying Koichi Tohei Sensei’s Ki Society Aikido, having a match with them was considered impossible, However, starting several years ago [1985] the resourceful students be~ gan to hold a Sokeisen with the Keio Club, which consists of a joint prac- tice and public joint demonstration. AIKI NEWS: Do you think it is possible that it was the strict condi- tion imposed by the Physical Eduea- tion Department Office, that is, the TRIE Cy BARRA BE Ste FSH HRE 5 LOW OTUEL tee RAO CHEN COS SABO, BRED. THEE 5 Ro TEBE SHORE, Fa LC hah TWAS FOB, CHILE SRT Bde By E59 §OMGHAR— BLE OCT, KOI EASA, T, MARAE, FHKE. oe te) SOUMBEHEL OWI ARH EWS HOM FIC CEC, PRME RMD ES EROS 0, PADS ODES SRCRAEEL OCARSAT OCH, DEY R 4 LIRA ChBOKRET. TIVIRET TARE A TSMR 2 RS BMC HL DORR LT. REO OKI TET, LOFRLEEDrequirement of competition, which vwas responsible for the creation of Tomiki Aikido? KOGURE SENSEI: I think it is possible, However, it is important to ‘understand that Tomiki Sensei ‘was’ the Waseda University Aikido Ch T mean that it was Tomiki Sensei who created the Aikido Club from the Judo Club and started compet tive Aikido, Also the theory of Aikido is based on the theory of ed- ‘cation in the university. What I ad~ mire about Tomiki Sensei was that he never tried to take students away from Ueshiba Sensei. He found and developed his own students, and he also taught his art to those who were practicing Judo. I suspect that it was for this reason he didn't have an awkward relationship with the Aikikai, Then his students who con- tinued to practice Aikido after they graduated introduced it to socicty, and this is how the art spread. mi WAS 34EO 4 A ica HMA 4 OW MEIC BARA Dh, ABEL WAM NS AS iteok OC, RAMBO MMI IPH OCF, COR AAMAE CR SRM EAA MID BIC T SM WCkKiokoctat ih BE LCRA AA RUE ies, PRBARG MIO CRIT SH TRHPR Vols Es 5 DOES DE L t Bos ZORME HAE O BIC 4 MMO Hick pBF SA OTB OF ABAKBUIbOTTIE, HEA HAO ME Re REAL SAD BURCH BARES ES BEC, RAE L TORR, Be x OS MOTE Rie TRESS Oasei te SRE te BEE Te Hbboroct. Me Hite D * SD ER” Ob boa Le SOtRan Steve BRIA As MAMIE dey EAT RD MAYER TEL EU 5 MEL URED oD DRKREO RR HME Fo MITC b feo Bawarce eto ABR WKS EBC ET, ee, PHD RAEET 2 — 0 RK PREBBLOCT, HREM SUAS br LC ABA OS RABRO BAG CL tb PROFILE Hiroaki Kogure was born in Zushi City in 1936. Upon grad- uation in 1958 from Waseda University, where he trained under Kenji Tomiki Sensei, Kogure entered the C. Itoh & Company. After living abroad for a total of 13 years in Eng- land, the U.S. and the Middle and Near East, he became | head of a research center plan- ning department. Kogure is the author of a book in Japanese entitled, "A Black Belt | Businessman Travels the World’. He holds an 8th dan in Tomiki Aikido and is Chief Director of the Japan Aikido Association ABSARTAT 4 IL Ru ESF rot, RUNS 8 TOMA PHT OTR, LAR, BENNIE C, FR CEOhHE FS 1 5 RRR nPERRL EIB RR RD) Hh, DAE Wie (SSS) MIELE Wh, ARTA OP BIE Lo RCRA MECH, em fe AME We 7 OMIT, Wet. Ee, BAHLOS RMI AED, REAM b Ax — 1b Ltpabitct. BAREOUL RL, AERAO BT MMLC 5 LUT. LVF OGL, RU RR ee > CH ARH BNE LTE LE SUB RCBAE DED 74 IL teh oRO CTD, Th CKERE HSNCARMEBAL tho TIE RUE LCA RMES OUNL, % TiKtie Th okOtt, (REC RL) AAAREBS BA: Tis. PRR PH 1-20-10 BARE IL 4 R uDaito-ryu: Takumakai Takuma Hisa began his Aiki training under Morihei Ueshiba in the early 1930s in Osaka and later received the Menkyo Kaiden from the famous Sokaku Takeda. Hisa became the chief instructor of a major branch of Daito-ryu Aiki Jujutsu established in 1975 known as the "Takumakai". AIKI NEWS interviewed the present head of this organization, Hakaru Mori, one of Hisa’s ton students, who reminisces about his master, the Takumakai and vari- ous historical matters. The present text is the second instalment of a two-part interview. ig: ad < NN I K 2 ABMS, MS CRN LKARAA RRA KES) BHR - RARER ON—b 2THS. SHlé, ARRAS (ARM) RRA CHSUBBZROMAC. ARBRARE Hic TRE] P. ARC SSM ORRORF, TONBRECOW THe THe hoAIKI NEWS: Do you have a dan and kyu ranking sys- tem in the Takumakai? MORI SENSEI: Yes, we require a certain number of, practice hours and a test for promotion to kyu and dan ranks, When we conduct these tests, we use a "multiple judge system" and invite one of the leaders of a branch dojo to join the panel of judges. We do not teach young people techniques randomly. We teach them the Soden Hyakujubachikajo [the 118 techniques of the Shodea] as a basis. However, we have all agreed (o teach body movements using the Headmaster’s [Tokimune Takeda, current headmaster of Daito-ryu Aiki Jujutsu] method, AIKI NEWS: Does the Takumakai have dojos in loca- tions other than Osaka? MORI SENSEI: There are 27 dojos in the Takumakai, ‘and most of them are located in the area around Osaka, in cities such as Nara, Kyoto, and Kobe. There are also i aiden notation aia Sensei’ meno kalden SE from eimeiroku of Sokaku TS CH TOROS AR a—Z BE, BMOBMILS 9 ETD BRS: RIE tk ae DT EOE GT EB BLA CHD ET. ARO DTM OES (QRE) ARSE, MACHA T OAR EA LCE. FO ARNE HMR DEW S CERT. MEL 1 BRERA L CHA THSOT Po PCAOB LINCO TI, KROME HET HBR D EVD MIL THLE ET. ARH a—A: KBSAAMO HIS Be TPA HS OT RAE: RRACIL2 TOMBS YO, WEA AMEH DE LIS ER, RM, WE) OT, PIR OT. SAML CVS HOKBFCIL WED 11 BROAD 31h 4 BALE CLOBR COE RA, MEET 1 BF dojos in the Tokushima area. Most of our students learn only up to the 3rd or 4th technique of the 118 Shoden techniques. Our policy is this. We have standardized the Shoden techniques so that all our dojos can have the same basics, but we have reserved the advanced techni- ques. Although Hisa Sense’’s style was to teach techni- ques in a random order, we now have students master the 118 Shoden techniques first, before teaching them techniques of the nest level, in order to ercate interest in them, Also, when we do teach techniques outside of the Shoden series itis usually done either to provide variety at summer or other camps, or in special black-belt semi- nars, Ihave been thinking that I should organize, for the sake of preservation, what we call the Soden [a series of 11 training manuals with photos of Daito-ryu techniques taught at the Asahi Newspaper dojo] techniques, which I earned from Hiisa Sensei. For example, I could organize the techniques from one volume to the other and teach. them to students whose technical ability has reached a certain level, AIKI NEWS: Does the present Takumakai still teach the techniques in the first six volumes of the Soden, which were taught by Morihei Ueshiba Sensei? ‘MORI SENSEI: Only those who practiced directly un- der Hisa Sensei still know those techniques. Students who entered the dojo after his death were not taught based on the technical photographs in the Soden, AIKI NEWS: Then some people, such as yourself, who studied under Hisa Sensei, did learn those techniques? ARRSES RERCH< he FRETS LCE LEO & AEC BE LT RUG LCHIS EO LOBE, Sh bow DUChk, BRC L CHE DEUTCH. RAE OLDER REO! (, EMRE S LE DiC, MRO 11 8 dete DEKEARD, Eh, MICKR SC LTR BORE DAR OMER PAMOM OB AMICI BI ot hORPATECIE FELTOET AIMED Bo PD BRECON CIR Fb BE Bie UCRTBL EDS LER CED ET. 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