A compilation of short films shot between 1958-1962 including a demonstration by Morihei Ueshiba at Hombu Dojo in Tokyo (suwari-waza, tachi-waza, tanto-dori, and kokyu nage).
This compilation also includes film shot for a TV documentary in 1958 and the grand opening of the Honolulu Aikikai in 1961.
The last video, shot in 1962 at Hombu Dojo, shows O-sensei practicing aikido with women, children and Terry Dobson.
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