April 2001. The Saitos at home in Iwama
Photo: Derk Minus
Saitos at Home
Tag: casual
With Bruce Choy
2001. Dr. Bruce Choy having a beer with Hitohiro Saito during the Takemusu Aiki Association (http://www.aikidoaus.com.au/), Australia visit. Seated are Oku-san and Mr Saburo Takayasu. (Personal tip from Dr. Choy: “Best not to try and keep up beer for beer with Mr Hitohiro Saito!”)
Photo: TAA Australia.
Nikko
1998. Mr. and Mrs. Saito visit Nikko, a favorite spot an hour drive away from Iwama.
Photo: Aviv Goldsmith
Birthday Cake
1998. Cutting his birthday cake in style
Photo: Jean Marc Serio
First Uchi-Deshi from Russia
November 1997. The first uchi-deshi from Russia with Saito Sensei in Iwama dojo, Ibaraki.
From left to right: Saito Sensei, Oleg Yakimov, Sergey Botov.
Today: Oleg Yakimov representative ‘Takemusu Aikido Russia, 6 Dan, shihan Aikikai’
Botov Sergey representative ‘Iwama Shin Shin Aiki Shurenkai by Hitohito Saito in Russia; 6 Dan, shihan.’
Photo: Pavel
Delivery Service
1995. Saito Sensei’s delivery service. Ever the gracious host, he is driving another visiting sensei and everyone’s luggage to the Iwama train station.
Photo: Aviv Goldsmith
Towel Hats
A casual lunch in California with towels for hats. Wolfgang Baumgartner, Patricia Hendricks, and Sensei
Photo: Patricia Yarrow
Fireside Chat
1992. Iwama. Saito Sensei’s version of a “fireside chat” revolving around O-Sensei stories and demos with the deshi. Luis DeQuiros on the right. Uke: Miles Kessler
Photo: Aviv Goldsmith
Dinner Party
1992. “Entertaining at a dinner party for uchideshi from Reno and the local sotodeshi”
Photo: Aviv Goldsmith
Aiki-Yakisoba
1990. Hitohiro and Saito Sensei prepare a Springtime Aiki-Yakisoba with Miles Kessler (left), Derek Minus (center) and on the right is Stephan Koeck from Germany.
Photo: Mic Marelli