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After a lifetime of study, he was able to unbalance and throw opponents without body contact. He was able to quickly assess his attackers' vulnerable points and defeat them. This became the basis of aikido: the ability to use an opponent's movements and energy in order to protect yourself and others.

Kisshomaru Ueshiba, second doshu

After considering many names, O'Sensei Morihei Ueshiba named his unique art aikido in 1941, after a lifetime of training in other martial arts. He studied over 200 martial arts styles in his lifetime. Aikido was his gift to humanity of blending the martial aspects of training the body with the spiritual aspects. He believed aikido to be the spirit of loving protection for all beings and the cure for a sick and violent world.

Who Carries on the Aikido Tradition?

Moriteru Ueshiba, third doshu

The leadership of aikido was passed from father to son in 1969, when the third son of O'Sensei Morihei, Kisshomaru Ueshiba (1921-1999), was named aikido doshu (leader or keeper of the way) and chairman of the Aikikai Foundation. Many attribute a more formalized training curriculum to Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba.