Ueshiba Morihei

 Expert Ueshiba Morihei was conceived December 14, 1883, to TANABE, close Osaka. At twenty, he went to Tokyo and considered the old systems of Ju-Jitsu, particularly that of the Kito School. In the mean time, he hones Ken-Jutsu (sword) in a dojo Shinkage Ryu. He then went in Sakai, keeping in mind the end goal to contemplate the sword of the Yagyu School under the direction of Master Nakai. 

 It is in 1915 in the island of Hokkaido that Morihei met a man straight out of medieval Japan, Takeda Sokaku, Grand Master Daito Ryu Aiki Jujutsu of. The recent chose to show him the methods of aiki jujutsu Daitoryu and recompensed him in May 1916, his first degree Daito Ryu. In spite of the fact that Morihei Ueshiba, matured 32, was at that point exceptionally capable in hand to hand fighting, he was not the level of Sokaku TAKEDA, while in the prime of life. He was interested by the multifaceted nature and force of Daito Ryu Aiki procedures of Jujutsu. Amid his stay in Hokkaido, Ueshiba Morihei got a confirmation 

 In November 1919, Mr. Ueshiba left Hokkaido for Tanabe join. The path meets a great mystic Master, Onisaburo DEGUCHI, host of a religious sect, the OMOTO KYO. This meeting was crucial for me Ueshiba because he was aware that if he mastered strength and technique, his spiritual energy remained fragile and shaky.

 After the passing of his dad in mid 1920, Master Ueshiba chose to move to Ayabe, the sanctuary of the Omoto-kyo, to concentrate on under the direction of Onisaburo DEGUCHI. 

 O. DEGUCHI, pacifist, left Japan February 13, 1924, with a few disciples that Morihei Ueshiba with the intention to build a Kingdom of Peace in Mongolia, which is then confronted the Chinese and Japanese armies. They failed in their attempt and remained prisoners of the Chinese armed for several months.

 Between 1925 and 1927 he went several times to the capital to teach his art to the military elite and Tokyo policy. In 1927, Morihei Ueshiba decided to move to Tokyo with his family at the insistence of Admiral Isamu TAKESHITA, Commander of the Imperial Navy.

 The name of Ueshiba began to be known and prominent Budokas well as important personalities from the political and military world came to visit him. Revenue in Tokyo in 1927, he began to train young judokas sent by Me Kano, the founder of Judo.
In 1935, Morihei Ueshiba Daito Ryu Aiki transformed the Jujutsu and created a style named first Aikibudo.
Master Ueshiba settled in April 1931 in Wakamatsu-cho, a district of Tokyo, in a newly built dojo who took the name of Kobukan. Subsequently other dojos were opened in other cities. In 1940, the Kobukan becomes the foundation "KOBUKAI".

 In 1942, at the beginning of the war, Master Ueshiba retired to Iwama, 120 kilometers from Tokyo, where now stands the sanctuary of Aikido (Aiki Jinja). He stayed 25 years. It was also in 1942 that Mr. Ueshiba decided to name his art "Aikido".

 The US-Japan war that resulted in the mobilization of several of his students, Morihei Ueshiba retired in 1942 to his farm in Iwama located 100 km northeast of Tokyo. It is in this peaceful village, away from the city noise and fury of war, which had made him sick both physically and morally, that Morihei Ueshiba perfected his art and deepen the study of the sword and that of stick, called Aikido, Aiki-Ken and Aiki-Jo. He considered it essential to know the handling of such weapons to properly execute the techniques with bare hands.

 Since the 50s, Morihei Ueshiba, matured 67, left the assignment of further training to his child, Kisshomaru Ueshiba, and his best teaches, some emigrate abroad, in this manner spreading Aikido around the globe. In 1956 started the showings outside the Dojo. Morihei Ueshiba passed on April 26, 1969 of liver malignancy.