Morihei’s Voice Across Time: “Video Trailer for the Founder’s 1938 Budo Book”

“Budo has revolutionized our understanding of the creation of modern Aikido”

Thank you very much for reading this series of background articles on Morihei Ueshiba’s 1938 technical manual titled “Budo” together with Morihiro Saito Sensei’s explanatory book and video on the same subject. “Budo” is one of the most important historical documents on the evolution of aikido technique and is very relevant to contemporary students of aikido. We are indebted to the Founder and to Morihiro Saito Sensei for having created these wonderful resources.

Here is a video trailer that will give you a good look at Morihiro Saito Sensei’s approach to an analysis of O-Sensei’s old training manual.

In case you missed the earlier material published, here is a list of the relevant articles for your perusal:

Hidden before our eyes: “Decoding Morihei Ueshiba’s Technical Evolution”
“A Look Inside Morihei’s Revolutionary Training Manual”
“The day I was forced to apologize to Morihiro Saito Sensei”
Morihei Ueshiba: “Mingling with Japan’s Elite”

Aikido Journal has created a definitive set of 3 downloadable source materials that thoroughly document Morihei Ueshiba’s 1938 Training Manual titled “Budo.” This set includes (1) Morihiro Saito’s 43-minute video recreating all of the 50 techniques of “Budo” in high resolution, (2) Saito Sensei’s illustrated textbook titled “Budo: Commentary on Morihei Ueshiba’s 1938 Training Manual” in PDF format, and (3) a PDF facsimilie copy of the original Japanese book.