Product Details

• Actors: Tohei son, Moreihi Ueshiba
• Format: Black & White, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD, Special Edition, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Rising Sun Video
• DVD Release Date: June 1, 2003
• Run Time: 36 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00009ZK6K
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #121,512 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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What can we say he was the founder and he was the best!

Product Description
Aikido’s Ueshiba features Master Morihei Ueshiba. He can be seen in this video performing Aikido at its very best. Not only will you see the founder but also his son and other great Aikido Masters like Tohei Saito and Shioda when they were very young. The video also includes a sequence of night time shots that feature the Master demonstrating very rare sword and jo techniques in the forest. This video is in extremely good condition and has been created from 8mm film.

Previously known as P2V6 in video format
Approx 36 minutes B/W

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The cover is deceiving.., December 29, 2004

By	C. A. Mullins (North Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Apparently, the editors of those old PBS specials made in the 70's are still around, because they definetly pulled them out of the works for this. The quality of the disk is revolting. It could very easily have been made on a home computer. The sound quality is sloppy, the narrator is practically useless, and his pronunciation of Japanese words and names is bad. The information could easily have been read from any easily found website. The techinical value of this DVD is not worth thirty dollars. The value of the footage of Ueshiba, on the other hand, is priceless. If you haven't seen him in motion, you will find yourself deeply moved. I would recommend watching this one with the volume muted.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars "Not a very good production", December 5, 2005

By	O. Sotomayor "James Kemura" (Virginia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are looking for a good quality, professional video well this is not the one for you! The narrator as it was mentioned from the earlier review did a pretty awful job in pronounciation, particularly with the O' Sensei's name. The disk itself obviously was home made and you can tell by the paper disk label.
But I must say that despite the quality of its production, it's still definitely nice to see the master in action. The quality of some of the footage may be really old and faded. But I think that it's still good for what it is.

2 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars O Sensei was the greatest, October 12, 2004

By	Pedro Feria "Vic Colfari" (Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a must have for anyone who wants to know the roots of Aikido and its founder.