Iwama style

Iwama-style Aikido (岩間合気道) is the style of aikido that was taught in Iwama by the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, and especially the lineage passed on through Morihiro Saito, a close disciple who was given responsibility over Iwama dojo by Ueshiba.[1]

It is also known by other names including Iwama-ryū (see: ryū) and Iwama Aikido. It is often associated with the term Takemusu after the martial concept. It is sometimes also referred to as Traditional or Dentō (伝統, lit. traditional).

It is sometimes called Saito style, though never by Iwama stylists themselves as Saito insisted that he intended to preserve the founder's style.[2][3]

  1. ^ Pranin, Stanley (2006). "Iwama-Style Aikido". The Encyclopedia of Aikido. Aikido Journal. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  2. ^ Pranin, Stanley, Remembering Morihiro Saito Sensei, Aikido Journal, archived from the original on September 11, 2011, retrieved April 13, 2012
  3. ^ Pranin, Stanley (1996), "Is O-Sensei Really the Father of Modern Aikido?", Aikido Journal, 109, archived from the original on July 4, 2012, retrieved April 14, 2012