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Aikido, My Way.

Part 4 The Senior Instructors Section 2 Arikawa Sensei

When I first entered Hombu Dojo, Arikawa Sensei was working and lived at the dojo. We only saw Arikawa Sensei’s face at the 6.30 morning practice. He would strike or wrench everyone’s wrists including beginners. Common dojo members weren’t so evident in the morning practice, so often Sensei’s uke was one of us new uchideshi. He would look up and give an evil smirk. We just prayed that we could get through practice without severe injury. Since my body was very flexible and loose, he often chose me to take ukemi at demonstrations. He loved talking and gave us a lot to think about concerning the martial arts.

• Forward.

• Part 1 Birth in Kudan.
• Part 2 End of the war and the Black Market.
• Part 3 I Begin Judo.
• Part 4 My Mother’s Death.
• Part 5 I Begin Aikido.
• Part 6 I Enter College and Begin Aikido.

• Part 1 The Founder Morihei Ueshiba.
• Part 2 Kisshomaru Ueshiba Dojocho.
• Part 3 Koichi Tohei Shihan.
• Part 4 The Senior Instructors.
• Part 5 Unforgettable Folks.

• Part 1 Practice, Days of Tempering.
• Part 2 The Founding of the Aikido Club.
• Part 3 I Become an Aikido Pro.
• Part 4 Life in Hombu Dojo.
• Part 5 Ueshiba Sensei and Mifune Sensei.

• Part 1 The Pilgrimage to Ise Shrine.
• Part 2 Dojo Management.
• Part 3 What an Uchideshi Needs is Management Skill.
• Part 4 Kobayashi Dojos’ Test.
• Part 5 The Need for Children’s Class.
• Part 6 To Train Good Instructors Takes the Understanding and Cooperation of the Members.
• Part 7 Kobayashi Dojos Teaching Policy.
• Part 8 My Ebullient Life from Here.
• Part 9 My Family’s Cooperation in Building Kobayashi Dojo’s Future.
• Part 10 It is Worth the Sweat and Tears.