| |
| | Morihei Ueshiba, Aikido O'Sensei, Martial Arts Digital Dojo, Journaled.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) |
 | | Morihei in his youth served as an infantryman in the Russo-Japanese War, later battled pirates and bandits during an adventure in Mongolia, and then, after mastering a number of martial arts, served as an instructor at japan's elite military acadamies. |
 | | Throughout his life, however, Morihei was sorely troubled by the contention and strife that plagued his world: his father's battles with corrupt politicans and their hired goons, the devastation of war, and the brutality of his country's military leaders. |
 | | Morihei taught the Art of Peace as a creative mind-body discipline, as a practical means of handling aggression, and as a way of life thatnd-body discipline, as a practical means of handling aggression, and as a way of life that fosters fearlessness, wisdom, love, and friendship. |
| www.journaled.com /MA/Aikido/MUeshiba/main.htm (946 words) |
|