History
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The Founder
Master Ueshiba's teaching touched the life of many around the world. Many of the students who studied under him are still alive today and are senior instructors of the art. The Master led a long life till the age of 86. He passed away on the 26th of April 1969.
Characterisitcs
The goal of Aikido training is not perfection of a step or skill, but of becmoing one with nature. And it ist his aspect which is appealing to Westerners, especially to those who have an interest in Zen. Aikido, sometimes called "moving Zen" provides guidelines for improving the human spirit, and the fact that it is now spreading throughout the world may well be because people are starting to see.
