08/10/2026
Oops... de luat aminte, cu cat pozitia ofera mai multa putere cu atat poate corupe mai mult. Si nu e vorba de stil sau de organizatii, e vorba de oameni, eventual investiti cu prea multa putere... Cei mai multi dintre instructorii japonezi sositi sa predea in Europa incepand cu anii 60/70 erau adolescenti sau putin peste, care au fost coplesiti de aceste sarcini de conducere intr-o cultură pe care nu o cunosteau...Si de aici inca un plus de neînțelegeri in transmisia artelor marțiale din Japonia către occident...
New York Aikikai co-founder Virginia Mayhew in 1964 with a cast on her arm; it was broken by Yoshimitsu Yamada on the mat after she rebuffed his advances, according to her family members. Yamada took over the dojo and expelled Mayhew soon after.
More about this in "Bad Aikido is Bad for Business - A new book highlights the aftermath of the USAF Women’s Coalition debacle":
https://onaroll315.substack.com/p/bad-aikido-is-bad-for-business
It's interesting that the overseeing organization, thr Aikikai, has never, to my knowledge, even acknowledged that the events discussed in the book ever happened, much less issued a formal apology - which would be standard practice in Japan.