Aikido no tenchi / The universe of Aikido Gozo SHIODA

Gozo SHIODA was born in 1915 in Tokyo. He practiced Judo and Kendo during his childhood. In 1932, he became a direct student of Morihei UESHIBA. After obtaining his bachelor degree at Takushoku University, he is sent to China, Taiwan and Borneo to teach Aikido. In 1946, he came back to Japan and began training again with his master Morihei UESHIBA. In 1955, he was awarded the Grand Prize of the ancient martial arts tournament of Japan and the following year he established the Yoshinkan Dojo. From 1957, he teaches his techniques in the police department and in 1961, he receives the 9th Dan from his master.

The content of this DVD

Disc 1: Selected demonstrations of SHIODA Gozo between 1955 and 1985 that hadn't been released.

Disc 2: Seminars for high graded practicionners from 12th of April to May 26th of 1990.

Disc 3: Seminar "Kamae" at Shinjuku Dojo , February 23 1991. Kokyu ryoku (the breathing force). This is his last class taught in Dojo.

Language: Japanese

3 DVDs / 250mn