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O'sensei - Morihei Ueshiba
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After the loss of his father in 1920, he began delving into religion in the hope of finding a deeper significance to life, all the while continuing to pursue his studies of budo, and martial arts. He understood that idealistic peace and harmony was through the balance of martial survival with philosophical and political ideologies. In 1942 he created the modern martial art named to best describe his complete and ultimate beliefs - Aikido.
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Morihei Ueshiba was born on December 14, 1883 in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture. Throughout his life Morihei devoted himself to hard physical conditioning through the practice of martial arts. He transformed the classical warrior survival tactics into an effortless, yet effective martial art.