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Aikido, My Way.

Part 5 Unforgettable Folks Section 2 Bandit King – Hakuro Kobinata

I also had the chance of meeting the famous Japanese Bandit King Hakuro Kobinata who came and went at Hombu Dojo. I had dreamed of talking to him about his life as a bandit in Manchuria, it was very interesting. Whenever we young uchideshi or Aikido club university students had some free time, we’d hurry to his house to hear his stories. Because he was a giant among the right wingers, he talked about whether to someday reform or do away with the present cabinet, shocking us. Another unbelievable thing was that he offered yo provide bodyguards for Kisshomaru Doshu but Kisshomaru Doshu rejected that then and there. If you went into his office, you might walk out a different person.

• 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.