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O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba embodied the true spirit of budo with the traditional values, ethics, and social responsibilities of a warrior.

The way of life of a bushi was to be a warrior and fight wars. Later, the way of life of a samurai was to be of service in other ways as well. Both periods and ways of life followed the guidelines of bushido and became known as budo. The do arts evolved from the jutsu systems, beginning in the eighteenth century. They were concerned with the “higher aims,” spiritual discipline and both mental and physical self-perfection (Draeger and Smith 1969, pp. 90–91). Jutsu arts are effective and efficient practical application systems of fighting and combat. Do arts are oriented toward personal and spiritual development through physical training. Aiki-jujitsu evolved into aikido. Ken-jutsu and iai-jutsu evolved into iai-do, kendo, and aiki-ken. Jo-jutsu evolved into aiki-jo. Aikido is a modern art in the true traditional budo sense.

It can be said that aikido buki-waza, or weapons techniques, comes from “empty-hand” techniques, and that empty-hand techniques come from weapons. The two, though often thought of as very different, are very much an interrelated and interdependent extension of each other. No empty-hand system is complete without weapons training, and no weapons system is complete without knowing how to fight with empty hands.