Jiro KIMURA - Aikido Interview (2/3)

Interview with KIMURA Jiro Shihan, 8th Dan Aikikai and successor of KOBAYASHI Hirokazu Shihan, and head of the Osaka Buikukai.

Part 1:    • [Aikido Interview] Kimura Jiro - 8th ...  
Part 3: Coming soon

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0:00 - Start
0:46 - What kind of person was Kobayashi Hirokazu Sensei?
2:35 - He spent about 9 years in Tokyo. Was he an uchi deshi at any point?
3:10 - "Kobayashi-kun used urushi, right?"
3:39 - I believe Kobayashi Sensei met André Nocquet while he was an uchi deshi at Hombu. They maintained contact until the end. Were they close friends?
4:39 - Did Kobayashi Sensei talk about how he perceived O Sensei?
5:22 - Did Kobayashi Sensei practice in Iwama?
6:38 - Was the Ken very important to Kobayashi Sensei?
7:43 - We know that Kobayashi Sensei was acquainted to Hisa Takuma. How did they meet?
8:50 - Did Kobayashi Sensei learn Daito-ryu form Hisa Sensei?
9:53 - Was Kobayashi Sensei ever involved with the Kansai Aikido Club?
10:18 - Some people say that Kobayashi Sensei was a Daito-ryu Shihan, is this true then?
11:14 - There is no evidence to support that claim, right?
11:45 - What is your relationship with the Takumakai these days?
13:20 - What are the specificities of Kobayashi Sensei's Aikido?
16:24 - What about the kaeshi waza?
16:49 - Some students of Kobayashi Sensei teach suwari waza in seiza position. Do you do it? Where does it come from?

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