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O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba (1883–1969), the founder of aikido, personally trained and practiced with the wooden weapons. He was known to go off into the night and train, being taught by the kamisama (spirits). He watched other schools, styles, or systems train with weapons and then added his own unique concepts and movements to make them into the aikido way. Although it would be unfair and inaccurate to state that aikido uses the wooden weapons in the same way as these other schools, it can be said that the other schools, styles, and systems studied and observed by O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba influenced his unique adaptation of the wooden weapon. In aikido, the wooden weapons are used to execute techniques and illustrate concepts; they are not seen as separate from the main body of concepts and techniques of aikido.

While developing the art of aikido, O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba investigated and studied approximately two hundred martial arts or jutsu systems. Daito-ryu aiki-jujitsu is acknowledged as the foundation for many of aikido’s unarmed physical techniques. Takeda Sensei (1859–1943), the founder of this art, was a master swordsman and weapons expert who studied many different fighting systems. Daito-ryu aiki-jujitsu techniques, though similar in appearance, are not the same as the physical techniques of aikido, due to O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba’s application of taisabaki (body turning), irimi (entering), and awase (blending); his application and extension of ki; and his emphasis and focus on spiritual and personal development, over martial, combative, or fighting effectiveness and efficiency. O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba thanked Takeda Sensei and credited him with introducing him to true budo. He frequently stated that aikido is based on the sword.