Budovideos.com - NY Aikikai: Past, Present, & Future DVD

Budovideos.com :: Aikido Videos :: Documentary

The DVD chronicles "the history of Aikido and how it relates to the New York Aikikai including vintage films and phototgraphs of the original dojo and its early members, as well as never before seen footage of Yamada sensei and Sugano sensei."

This full length, three part video, filmed on location at the NEW YORK AIKIKAI, for the first time ever, documents the past, present and future of this place, which, after its foundation in 1964, has grown to become one of the most popular and respected Dojos to practice the Japanese martial art of Aikido in accordance with the principles of its founder Morihei Ueshiba.

PAST: Learn about the history of Aikido and how it relates to the NEW YORK AIKIKAI as you enjoy the rare black and white vintage films and photographs of the original dojo and it’s early members, as well as never before seen footage of Yamada Sensei and Sugano Sensei at different points in their careers.

PRESENT: The second part features detailed demonstrations of a wide variety of hand and weapon techniques as they happen every day at NEW YORK AIKIKAI. Here you can see Sugano Sensei, Yamada Sensei, Harvey Konigsberg Sensei, Donovan Waite Sensei and all the main instructors of the Dojo. This is an important training aid for beginners and advanced students alike, as something new will be discovered every time you watch.

FUTURE: What does the future hold for the NEW YORK AIKIKAI? Listen to what the protagonists have to say in personal interviews with both Shihan and instructors.

Experience this moment in the history of THE NEW YORK AIKIKAI; it's instructors, deshi, students, the intensity of the training and of course the influence and teachings of the two Shihan: Sugano Sensei and Yamada Sensei.

The DVD includes demonstration and interviews with:

Yoshimitsu Yamada
Seiichi Sugano
Harvey Konigsberg
Mike Abrams
Donovan Waite
Steve Pimsler
Jane Ozeki
Butch Chernofsky
Hal Lehrman
Robert Workoff
Tina Shepard
Douglas Firestone
Ruth Peyser

Special features:
-Yamada Sensei: All Japan Demo 1986
-Sugano Sensei: Florida seminar (late 80's)
-Yamada Sensei: TV interview

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Format:	DVD NTSCNTSC is the standard video format used in North America and parts of Asia. This DVD will play on any standard DVD player in North America or other country where NTSC is used. Most relatively new DVD players have the ability to convert signals from NTSC to PAL or vice versa. We sell NTSC and PAL DVDs to customers all over the world on a daily basis without much problem. Occasionaly there are a few customers with older set top DVD players that cannot do a signal conversion. If you have any doubts about the ability of your DVD player to properly convert the signal, please referance your manufacturer's instruction manual. Because a computer is neither PAL nor NTSC, you should have no problem playing an NTSC or PAL DVD on your computer.
Languages:	English
Length:	90 min.
Release date:	January 2003
Other info:	All region DVDRegion Codes are software locks installed on the DVD disc to prevent people from taking advantage of the differential release schedules of movies. Therefore some DVDs manufactured in Japan for example, will not play in DVD players sold in the United states and vice versa. Japan and England fall into what is known as Region 2 and the United States falls into Region 1. If the DVD is marked as "Region 0" or "Region Free", it will play on any player.
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