Peter’s Soapbox

40th Anniversary of Osensei Morihei Ueshiba’s Passing

On April 26, 1969, Morihei Ueshiba, best known as the Founder of Aikido and referred to by aikidoka as  Ōsensei (“Great Teacher”) and , died at the age of 85. Ōsensei’s legacy lives on today, as Aikido is practiced around the world, with his students and their students continuing to hand down his teachings.