Ep. 177: Did Aikido Come From the Battlefield? - with Ellis Amdur

<p><span>It is often taught that Aikido&#39;s heritage was the ancient Japanese battlefield, where it&#39;s techniques were born. Is this true?</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>This episode is a conversation which is a follow up to the previous episode (ep. 167) with Ellis Amdur where he goes into the history of aikido back as far as Sokaku Takeda. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span>In this episode, we go back much farther into Japanese history and cover the development of the samurai, their weapons, and armor.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>A link to Ellis&#39; book, which we discuss on the show - Old School: Essays on Japanese Martial Traditions (Expanded Edition)</span></p><p><span>https://edgeworkbooks.com/old-school/</span></p><p><br></p><p>For more information about Spirit Aikido Online:</p><p>http://spiritaikido.com/spiritaikidoonline</p><p><br></p><p>Paypal tipjar:</p><p>https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=B6AX94H6N4HBG</p><p><br></p>