by SIMONE CHIERCHINI - The following interview conducted by Simone Chierchini with Aikido Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba was originally published by Aikido, the official magazine of the Italian Aikikai. It was taken in Rome in 1982, during the first visit to Italy of the then Waka Sensei (Young Master)
by SIMONE CHIERCHINI - Masatomi Ikeda is one of the most loyal admirers of the city of Naples and its people. Now [1984] one of the most popular European masters, VI Dan and Technical Director of Switzerland Aikikai, this great teacher took the first steps of his high-level Aikido career in the shadow of Vesuvius
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