Morihiro Saitō
Morihiro Saitō (Japanese: 斉 藤 守 弘Saitō Morihiro ; * March 31, 1928 ; † May 13, 2002 ) was a famous Aikidō teacher, student of Ueshiba Morihei and keeper of the Aiki shrine in Iwama . He carried the 9th Dan of Aikikai Aikidō . In 1946 he began training under Ueshiba in the just three-year-old Iwama-Dōjō .
Morihiro Saitō was a constant student and companion of Ueshiba for the twenty-three years until the founder's death in 1969. Since he worked in shifts on the Japanese railways, he had the opportunity to take part in Ueshiba Morihei morning weapons training and became an expert on staff and sword in Aikido. Saitō referred his name Morihiro, the keeper, which he received from Ueshiba, not only to his task as guardian of the shrine, but also to his understanding of aikidō: He saw his purpose in passing on the aikido forms of the founder, as he did in Iwama had taught. For this he developed a teaching system in body training, but especially in weapon forms, which served to convey these forms.
After the death of Ueshiba Morihei, the management of his Dōjō in Iwama was transferred to him. Morihiro Saitō was a member of the World Aikikai Association throughout his life, but also awarded graduations in the so-called Iwama Ryū.
After Saitō's death there was a split in Iwama Ryū: a number of European aikidō teachers founded the Takemusu Aikido association under the leadership of Paolo Corrallini and Ulf Evenas , which later became a member of the Aikikai. For Germany, Morihiro Saitō used Ute van Meerendonk (6th Dan Aikikai ) and Mark van Meerendonk (6th Dan Aikikai) as representatives for Takemusu Aikidō as early as 1982 . The Ibaraki Dōjō in Iwama was taken over by Morihiro Saitō's son Hitohiro Saitō . This was claimed again by the Aikikai in the following years. Today it is in close contact with the Takemusu Aikidō Association; Besides Isoyama, a number of other Aikidō teachers teach there. Hitohiro Saitō was forced to leave the Aikikai and founded his own association Iwama Shinshin Aiki , the Aikidō style he calls Dento Iwama Ryū (Traditional Iwama Ryū).
Works
- Aikido - Its Heart and Appearance , Wehman Brothers, 1976, ISBN 0-87040-345-1 , PM Group AB, 2008, ISBN 978-3-939703-34-1
- Traditional Aikido - Vol 1: Basic Techniques , Minato, 1976, ISBN 0-87040-266-8, ISBN 0-87040-944-1
- Traditional Aikido - Vol 2: Advanced Techniques , Minato, 1976, ISBN 0-87040-945-X
- Traditional Aikido - Vol 3: Applied Techniques , Minato, 1976, ISBN 0-87040-946-8
- Traditional Aikido - Vol 4: Vital Techniques , Minato, 1976, ISBN 0-87040-947-6
- Traditional Aikido - Vol 5: Training Works Wonders , Minato 1976, ISBN 0-87040-948-4
- Takemusu Aikido - Volume 1: Background and Basics , Aiki News, 1994, ISBN 4-900586-16-1 , in German Takemusu Aikido, Volume 1, Background and Basics , ISBN 3-89540-220-6
- Takemusu Aikido - Volume 2: More Basics , Aiki News, 1996 ISBN 4-900586-20-X
- Takemusu Aikido - Volume 3: Basics Concluded , Aiki News, 1996, ISBN 4-900586-21-8
- Takemusu Aikido - Volume 4: Kokyunage , Aiki News, 1997, ISBN 4-900586-24-2
- Takemusu Aikido - Volume 5: Bukidori and Ninindori , Aiki News, 2001
- Budo: Commentary on the 1938 Training Manual of Morihei Ueshiba , Aiki News, 1999
Individual evidence
Web links
- Pictures and stories about Saito Sensei
- Iwama Aikidō, official site of Hitohiro Saito Kaicho's
- Dento Iwama Ryu Aikidō in Germany
- Official website of the Ibaraki Dojo
- Federal Association Takemusu Aikido Germany
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Saitō, Morihiro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese aikido teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1928 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 2002 |