takemusu aikido fingal
Morihei Ueshiba was born in Western Japan in 1883. After mastering the classical
styles of ju-jutsu and ken-jutsu, he created aikido, an entirely original
martial art combined with the spiritual teachings of Japanese Shinto beliefs.
After the Second World War, Morihei established the Aikikai Foundation in Tokyo
to promote the dissemination of aikido throughout the world. Morihei Ueshiba
died in 1969.