The following text is excerpted from a discussion in progress on the Aikido Journal Forums:

“I think it should be mentioned that the term used would differ depending on whether the person was being addressed directly.

For example, if I were addressing the Second Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba, I would always call him ‘Sensei.’ However, if I were referring to him in the third person I would use Doshu.

The following text is excerpted from a discussion concerning training in Daito-ryu aikijujutsu with Katsuyuki Kondo Sensei in progress on the Aikido Journal Forums:

Dear posters and everybody,

I just got back to Italy after spending one month in Tokyo to practice martial arts. During this month I also spent some time training Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu under Kondo Sensei. I was very lucky, because I received almost everytime direct instruction by him or by Amano Sensei, so I had the chance to practice with the strongest exponent of Mainline Daito-ryu.

The following post by John Driscoll is excerpted from a thread currently in progress in the Aikido Journal forums titled “Ushiro waza”:

Why is it that uke starts attacking in front of nage when uke’s intention is to grab from behind?

“I would argue that starting from a static position with uke behind tori (shite) is the simplest way to teach ushiro waza, not having someone deal with the complexities of closing maai, trapping hands, etc.