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O-Sensei Morihei Ueshiba - History in Brief - 2
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The other main influence on O-Sensei Morihei Ueshiba, not in
terms of martial technique but rather in the spiritual
sense, was Onisaburo Deguchi, the spiritual leader of the
Omoto (Shinto) religion. O-Sensei met Deguchi for the first
time in 1919.
O-Sensei moved to Tokyo around the late 1920s, first
teaching in private settings and finally establishing the
Kobukan dojo in 1931. The dojo was situated in Shinjuku on
the same site as the present Hombu Dojo.
O-Sensei had purchased land in Iwama in the late 1930s in
preparation for his move out of Tokyo. In 1942, suffering
from illness and wanting to leave behind the gruelling,
war-torn Tokyo life, the founder retired to rural Iwama,
where he engaged in farming, training and meditation.
Beginning in the mid-1950s, O-Sensei ventured away from
Iwama more often, spending days in Tokyo, Osaka, Wakayama
and many other places he was invited to.
In his later years, the founder’s health was failing and he
spent more of his time in Tokyo. O-Sensei could by this time
begin to see the fruits of his labor, with Aikido gaining
great popularity around the world. This was partly due to
the first Japanese teachers sent abroad to spread the art,
as well as the first foreigners who came to Japan to learn
Aikido at its source.
O-Sensei Morihei Ueshiba passed away on April 26, 1969,
leaving behind the treasure he created called Aikido.
For further in-depth writings about Morihei Ueshiba I would
like to refer readers to the body of work that Stanley
Pranin, editor of Aikido Journal, has compiled. He has
written many books about O-Sensei as well as included many
important historical facts in the texts to be found in the
“Takemusu Aikido” series featuring Saito Sensei’s
techniques.
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