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For
approximately 23 years, MORIHIRO SAITO, lived, served
and studied with O-SENSEI MORIHEI UESHIBA.
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| O-SENSEI,
at his last moments, entrusted SAITO-SENSEI with the responsibility
of caring for the AIKI-JINJA and the DOJO of IWAMA. |
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work was done tirelessly by SAITO-SENSEI AND HIS FAMILY,
up to the date of his own passing. |
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| By
the persistence, consistence and dedication of his way of
teaching, he became also the guardian of the BASIC FORM
which had been taught to him by the FOUNDER. |
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| He
developed a unique system of study of AIKI-KEN, AIKI-JO
and TAI-JUTSU. |
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| He
left many followers, and among us is specially found his
son and heir, HITOHIRO SAITO. |
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| On
the 13th day of the month of May, in the year 2002, approximately
9pm, Brazil time, I received a phone call from the City
of Iwama-Japan with the news that MORIHIRO SAITO SENSEI
had left us. |
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| I
really do not know what, having met and lived with that
man, meant to him. |
I
can only know how this experience has affected me since
that first meeting.
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| From
the time that I lived and trained in Iwama, and for the
following years up to the current date, I have been trying
to understand what he showed us through his classes, seminars
and words. I specially seek this understanding through
the memory of some personal instructions that I receive
directly from him. |
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| The
departure of those who are dear to us is always premature,
particularly of those who have trailed far on the road
we follow. |
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| Without
having ever had similar experience in my life, I do not
know what to think of this feeling which often surprises
me and leaves an inexplicable cold and emptiness in my soul. |
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| There
are many who were with him for a long time, especially
his son HITORIHO SAITO. Through them, I hope that we will
be able to see his light shining, as well as we were able
to see the light of O-SENSEI shining through him. |
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| For
my part, during my training together with my students,
I will be always trying to remember of his teachings to
the maximum of my capability. |
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| Personally,
within my soul I hope to be able to always remember the
sound of his voice booming, and the sensation his heavy
hand hitting over my head while correcting my mistakes,
and pushing me forward on my discovery into the AIKI path.
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| Here
I leave a message of thankfulness, hopeful to see him again
in my dreams. |
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| (Carlos
Nogueira) |
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