Jo and Bokken Demonstration by 'O Sensei 植芝 盛平

[cjrllanosnj]

This video is amazing...i wish that aikido was taught today but the usaf keeps taking techniques off the curriculum, especially weapons...how can you not teach weapons in a martial art created for weapons defense????

[EngineFuel]

That was amazing. Thank you for posting this.

[monlupo52]

His son in law, that has been my Kendo teacher ( and was a legend in Kendo) always spoke of his incredible beauty of movements. I stay in great awe

[mizututi]

mongrel7mongol →Korean residents in Japan?

[gklingler13]

Great footage, and for the most part beautiful music. Don't get me wrong, I like the "Hello Zepp" at the end, and in some ways I think it does somewhat fit the power that O' Sensei had...but at the same time it almost seems out of place and too...violent/sinister for such a peaceful man. Either way, love the video.

Only wish I could have taken even one class under him. Thankfully, I am fortunate enough to study in the dojo of the great Gaku Homma Kancho, who I believe continues O'Sensei's work

[ravisdb]

o sensei was so fast,agile and fluid and not to mention powerful and skillful, aikido people move so well alot better than all those other orts outthere.

[ravisdb]

o sensei was the greatest and i loved the death note music too and in the o sensei 1935 video as well.

[japanime99]

wow very interesting footage

[Badassbok]

Wow - when you move a jo around like that, its sheer weight and speed will tend to unbalance you and fling you around a little. But his movements are so fluid and balanced and powerful ALL the time. Awesome.

[cefigar]

He reminds me Yoda.

[Wegesrandvoll]

I think he must have lived his life about half a second ahead of the rest of the world.

[Waterman117]

Wow thanks for posting this.

[mongrel7mongol]

白人はIQが低い 皆が気づく前にフィリプラシュトンは先手を打って事実を発表した­が 白人は様々な遺伝的欠陥を抱え 肉体,精神疾患が多いということの方がより重要です 彼らは自身が欠陥人間であるとは絶対に発表しないどころか 隠し欺こうとするでしょう 白人は障害児を生む確立がアジア人と黒 人に比べて格段に高い そして半端ない異常者がいる 殺人 強姦 強姦殺人 幼児性愛殺人 奇形的殺人 シリアルキラー(連続数十人殺害) これらは皆白人の専売特許 なぜ日本で小学生が殺される事件が起きそれ以来警備員が常駐する­ようになったのか知っていますか? 実は白人の異常者対策なんです 白人には高い確率でペドフィルがいます 白人国家はこれら異常者が日本で何かやらかすのを恐れてなかなか­日本に入らせようとしなかったことは日韓ワールドカップの時に観­客席ががら空きだったことでも明らかです 今日本にいるのはふるいにかけられた連中です もちろん厳しく監視されています 彼らは畜養された牛のようなもの ゴールデンレトリーバーの足の関節に遺伝的欠陥があるように白人­も欠陥を多く抱えています 白人はマラソンで完走することが殆どないのです

[kaarutomuson]

This is a really racist post. Nothing to do with aikido. Suggest deletion.

[beseenho]

I bow before Ueshiba Morihei. My respects to the great O'Sensei.

[samleonetles3]

The most amazing thing is that is he just does NOT show off. He is just plain good and sincere.

That is a huge difference with nowadays when there seems to be a contest for the best uke throwing. He does not even try to impress or go fast: he does not need it.

Note to self: study his entries (irimi).

[aikipablo100]

He visto este video, unas 300 veces en estos ultimos 7 años. Y no deja de resultarme mágico!

[MrBandoner]

excellent video. The sound track is really distracting. Silence is golden

[diarreality]

Osu

[diarreality]

A truly amazing man and art.

[crocochild]

Unbelievable, hope this guy rests in peace.

Thank you for the inspiration O'sensei

[fjbutch]

Must have been an inspiration to his students...

[Everythingisound]

We are all so lucky to have the teachings of O'sensei not to mention footage like this to learn from and be inspired by. Priceless video, thanks.

[belisariusorb]

Such a master... you can see his grace and power in every movement

[mariolocodacarriola]

This is the real Aikido. If you look to Ueshiba you cannot find a mistake, or a time for a tsuki, a atemi. You fell like been absorved by his energy. Fantastic.

[mjjuna]

does anyone know the age of this video?

[DANTHETUBEMAN]

i like how he ignores the blade and attaks the hands and handle, reminds me of the intersepting fist name, but in ation.

i think humans get in 2 a exepted way of fighting in diferant times and ways, then someone comes up with freash ideas and a new style is born.

[mc5p4m]

o sensei is awesome Ô.o

[senseiredz]

He's brilliant with a sword or jo. He and the sword are like one.

[MrCrustyCat]

A lot of this Aikido is taught in the Iwama style by Saito Sensei and his late father who studied under O'Sensei.

[charlyallanos]

unfortunately this aikido is not taught anymore...the aikikai nowadays has become so soft that it is no longer a martial art but an art.....and it is sad....

[KurtCobain198666]

I don't agree. I know Moriteru Sensei's demos look soft because he tends to use ALLOT of kokyuo techniques, but he's still a pretty hard teacher. It's still very applicable as a self defence and so it's still very martial. But maybe thats your view of martial arts, as on your profile you said you like sports and then martial arts in a bracket next to it. Martial arts, as it is intended by any of its founders, be it Kano, Ueshiba, Funakoshi, whoever, never design there arts to be sports.

[charlyallanos]

That is not what I mean. Aikido is a very powerfull martial art but the aikikai, at least on the US east coast region, teaches aikido techniques with a diferent mind. They barely teach weapons and a lot of techniques dont even make any sense. It seems to me that they dont see aikido as a MARTIAL art, but just as an art alone.

[KurtCobain198666]

well thats just in the us east coast then, because I train in aikikai here in the U.K and its very applicable and we do tonnes of weapons training and weapons kata. I think that as Ueshiba is the head of Aikikai, and he's technique is very realistc, to use the generalisation that aikikai is taught 'softly' is ridiculous. But then again aikido is considered a soft art compared to its parenthood. And I still don't agree that you put martial arts in a bracket next to sport, unless you use tomiki

[Wolfsbane909]

@KurtCobain198666 aikikai is a rare & dying art as most only see aikido. consider yourself lucky if u r learning aikikai; i find it more effective and flows more smoothly than aikido. very good at weapon disarm, it can be deadly!

[FearDivinity]

my sensei stresses weapons from the first day...in new jersey....so....wrong again...

[cassidy99ful]

in the aiki there are an endless number of techniques

[Serraph8]

you know, just because one dojo sucks, or lets say isnt that good doesnt mean all of them are like that...plus, what is "that" aikido? everybody does what they can, you can do more. everybody has a different style. we have three yondan senseis at our dojo. they all study under the same master and every one of them has a unique style and approach to techniques and sill they are all very good...so maybe the problem is also in you

[THEoriginaldragontrs]

@KurtCobain198666 I practice in UK and we are always taught that the softer you are the more powerful your technique is, only when you are soft you can use KI.

O Sensei explains this in one of his books first technique in strong and hard then as you get better it becomes as a soft flowing movement. And believe me since I started became so much softer and now if we are asked to perform a technique "using strength" it just feels wrong Xp, ^^

[KurtCobain198666]

@THEoriginaldragontrs if you use strength in aikido, it's not aikido. Using strength means you're forgetting 'ai' (harmony) and not trusting the strength of your ki. Too many aikido schools don't practice with realism, but we do. When someone throws a hook or a jab, it's like your mind just flows with the movement.

[FearDivinity]

uhh yea...it's still taught...

[lordorestis]

respect to this master :)

[THEoriginaldragontrs]

i really like the technique but sorry, the music sucks!!

It spoils all the beautiful art of aikido you don't have to play "exciting" music when he is attacked by a spear it is exciting and dangerous alone anyone can see that. From when I turned the volume down it became a much better video.

[GokaDeshi]

I 2nd this notion, thanks for the recomendation on the volume. I was starting to fall asleep.

[fabianodragon]

anos de refinamento do aikido excelente!

[DesperadoManiac]

great master

[aikidoka973]

ouah, where did you get this video? (aikido journal?)

[Goldvellius]

This old man that you say he's moving slow are you seeing him when he turn the jo? (the stick wood). O Sensei Ueshiba is 80yrs or more here.

He go up he go down he jump and turn all around.

[Goldvellius]

Morihei Ueshiba, this old man, has founded the Aikido. More you become old and better you become if you train yourself always.

The muscle power go away with yrs and technic become always more important. Search others video of him. he's fantastic and search others aikido videos for example sensei steven seagal

[provex0]

this old man is garbage. he would get destroyed if he were in the UFC or went to compton.

[Goldvellius]

this old man is impossible to touch, he's the founder of aikido.

[stealinator]

One could only aspire to be that fluid in harmony, Great video, thanks for posting.

[plmctellasgr]

the true face of a martial art ,speed and result,done from a man who has survived and knows exactly what he is doing and why...

[bigkittysmile]

this is the real thing. not like all the

weak crap they post on the tube under

the name of aikido.

[Peekingduck]

Awesome

Thanks

[alagohell1]

Look at his speed!

[argolino976]

please...don't look his speed like we are used to do when we talk about cars, boxers, sexual habits and other occidental things...

look before his timing...the only real difference between our way to fight and them's way...if u don't want someone hits your nose with a punch, try to don't be here when the punch is arrived...this is aiki-do

have mercy for my poor english...see u

[miguextre]

What is the name of the first song? Mystic, magical and deep

[afiqsince86]

greatness

[tzarmu]

I would have loved to do sparring with Osensei all day long.

[sunreaper2]

You must be a really tough guy to endure a whole day of sparring versus him :}

[tokaidosan]

Paranormal....I can not believe this kind of DEMO. People are not atacking for REAL.

[jjasonsmith]

So archetypal with the white hakama. I love it!!

[uvaltito]

oh man if osensei was here today what information we could record!!!!!!!!!!!

[sunreaper2]

I suggest we should be greatful to what we have now... For instance I wish to watch Sokaku Takeda sensei too but he lived long before that would be possible :(

So what we have of O'Sensei is really a lot

[chi854]

i dont think the last song is apropriate for this video.

[rouroux69]

Thank you very much for this video...

Ô Sensei was such a man. Of all people who have lived on Earth, he is the one that got all my profound respect and admiration.

[emdog2564]

so very interesting that a man so grounded in the world and such a powerhouse is so agile. yet his students which are also very grounded are so clumsy next to him. then you compare those students to their students now and you see the same thing. oh i wish i could have studied under o sensei.

[sunreaper2]

We all do dear friend... we all do :)

[Taud]

@emdog2564 well theyre also playing along with it :P i know its a demonstration for the whole class not a real fight, but theyre pausing and flopping with his movements, theyre trying to be clumbsy essentially, i study MA too but rly now u gotta know theyre being clumbsy on purpose....

[aan782004]

My Greatest Respect to the greatest aikidokan in the world....

[45714146]

Thank you very much, nice job editing all that material.

I hope it will be very usefull.

About O Sensei, of course it was great !!!! No doubts a about it.

[AThagoras]

Very impressive!

He looks quite old, but he's still sharp as ever.

[visbygp]

That's amaing! My respect to Sansei Ueshiba,the great master! I can't find words to express my respect!

[dasuto111]

合気道の創始者、植芝 盛平さんですね。

本でしか見たことが無いので、このような動画が見れて嬉しく思い­ます。

しかし、すごいじぃさんだな。

[thejtotheb]

Any idea where to get the song that starts at 3:24?

Great dramatic music, id love to have a copy of the song in a higher quality.

I know its from Deathnote but if there is a recording id love to know what it is called.

Thanks guys, cheers.

[metzalx]

The song is "Light's Theme (ライトのテーマ, Raito no Tēma)" from the first Death Note soundtrack (the anime). As to where to get the song in a higher quality I'll leave you to it ^^

As a side note, I'll recommend you to get all the Death Note soundtracks if you can. If you liked this song you'll love the others (especially the ones by Taniuchi Hideki)

[joodez]

...great respect to late Morihei Ueshiba (bow)

[jazzyslip]

Well it is always great to see Ueshiba Morihei in action ;) And for my part I like to see the difference in his feet movements between ante and post war footages...

By the way do you know the name of the music starting at 3:24?

[AikikaiAikido]

It is from Death Note.

[DeStijlBenighted]

Is it Morihiro as uke in the Ken tai Ken footage?

[samurai184]

amazing, but please put some japanese music behind this perfect moves

[zombi314]

O sensei kicks ass... I've never seen anybody redirect like he can, a true master of his art.

[ironfisteagleclaw]

I have watched this many times over the years and it never fails to bring a smile to my face. Thank you for posting it!

[AikikaiAikido]

Thank you for your comment Sensei *bow*

[josephgunn]

Great Video of O-Sensei :-D

[night02machine]

look at his speed!!!!!

[slauterhaus]

To me, this is where aikido really shines. It's perfect for the sword/staff/spear combat that came out of feudal times.

[Varghjarta]

Beautiful, and the music seems somewhat fitting. Thank you for sharing this treasure of a video!

I had never seen O Sensei except in photos before.