by SIMONE CHIERCHINI - If we were to believe a priori to the websites of various Aikido organisations around the world, O'Sensei Morihei Ueshiba would have studied "different martial arts during his lifetime" and received "certificates of mastery in different styles of jujitsu, fencing and combat spear "and so on. Are we sure that this is true? Or is it the umpteenth post-mortem fabrication?
by SIMONE CHIERCHINI - Budo is the world of Mars and has traditionally been the exclusive domain of men for centuries. Although there have always been notable exceptions in the past, it is only after the Second World War that the female presence in the world of martial arts began to be visible. Keiko Fukuda, the only 10th Dan woman in Judo history, was the standard-bearer of this inclusion
di SIMONE CHIERCHINI - Il Budo è il mondo di Marte e per secoli è stato tradizionalmente il dominio esclusivo degli uomini. Nonostante eccezioni notevoli ci siano sempre state anche in passato, è solo dal secondo dopoguerra che la presenza femminile nel mondo delle arti marziali ha cominciato a divenire visibile. Keiko Fukuda, unico 10° Dan donna della storia del Judo, è stata la portabandiera di questa inclusione
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