Yasuo Kobayashi: 1985 Friendship Demonstration
The First Aikido Friendship Demonstration • 12m
This video features a demonstration by Yasuo Kobayashi Shihan.
Yasuo Kobayashi Shihan started aikido in 1955 at Aikikai Hombu Dojo. His aikido style is classic Aikikai. He opened Kodaira Dojo in 1969 and served as Chief Instructor of the Kobayashi Dojos (over 120 groups controlled and/or affiliated globally). This demonstration is a compilation of freestyle suwari-waza, hanmi handachi and tachi waza.
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