Beginners, Good Teachers (cont.)

Confidence, Self-Doubt, and a Good Teacher

Some tangential thought regarding O-sensei and his disciples/students – the master/disciple relationship in aikido.

From agasan’s blog, about Osawa sensei via Kuroiwa sensei (03.05.2007)

I wrote previously that the person who told Kuroiwa sensei to stop using the stick techniques was the late Osawa Kisaburo sensei. “O-sensei never taught anything like that. Therefore you must not do that while his eyes are black (i.e., while he is still alive),” Osawa sensei said, apparently.

From agasan’s blog, about having strength (04.06.2007)

It is said that in aikido one does not need to rely on physical strength. But why o why is it that O-sensei and many of his students were physically powerful? This is also something I heard from Kuroiwa sensei.

From agasan’s blog, about O-sensei (03.30.2007)

Kuroiwa sensei calls O-sensei, “Ueshiba sensei”. This is nothing strange, but I think it may be rare that someone does so within the Aikikai. (I myself suppose he does so because he was a student from before the term “O-sensei” was used.)