1989. Los Angeles seminar. Saito Sensei demonstrates the power of deflection in the right place. Uke: Robert Ishibashi
Photo: Carlos Nogueira
Power of Deflection
Category: 1980’s
Ni-Nin Dori
1989. Saito Sensei in action with Robert Ishibashi and Peter Davis in Los Angeles.
Photo: Carlos Nogueira
Los Angeles
1989. Saito Sensei walking with entourage, including Daniel Mizukami on the left and Robert Ishibashi. Los Angeles seminar
Photo: Carlos Nogueir
Video Shoot
1987. Osimo, Italy. Setting up for a video shot in Paolo Corallini Sensei’s dojo that resulted in instructional videos on Aiki ken and Aiki jo. Uke: Shibata Ken’ichi
Photo: Stan Pranin
California BBQ
1986. Oakland, California. American-style BBQ at someone’s house. Shirt kanji is natsu, or “summer”.
Photo: Bruce Klickstein
Lake Tahoe Seminar
1986, September. Lake Tahoe seminar. Of this seminal group, many are still training and even running their own dojo. At that time all trained at the Aikido Institute in Oakland, California.
Photo: Bruce Klickstein
Steak
1985. Saito Sensei enjoys a good steak while in Australia.
Photo: Takemusu Aiki Association Incorporated NSW
Party in Sydney
1985. Don’t you love that wallpaper? This and the following party shot was in Takayasu’s residence in Sydney.
Lester (Tony) Snow (now in the UK), Barry Knight (later 6th dan in Melbourne), Nemoto from Iwama, and the Sydney, Australian crew: Saburo Takayasu, (later Shihan with Takemusu Aiki Association of Australia), Derek Minus (later 5th dan), and Mic Marelli (later 5th dan)
Photo: Takemusu Aiki Association Incorporated NSW
Saito Sensei
1985. Saito Sensei. The kanji on his sleeve is “Morihito”.
Photo: Stan Pranin
Yakisoba
Fall of 1984. Bruce Klickstein, Teija Bell, John Thorton (sp?) and Saito Sensei. Yakisoba at the Iwama dojo.
Photo: Bruce Klickstein