"I want to develop an Aikido University where senior
students can come study for various periods of time. I want
them to study, share and learn from each other about things
like leadership, management, and teaching. Just because someone
has been in a senior rank for many years does not mean s/he
knows about leadership, managing a dojo, or teaching. I don't
want the focus to be on learning or even refining techniques.
Techniques are what advanced students know and teach. There
are larger things to discuss and learn, things like: the future
of Aikido, building a better society by building better individuals,
leadership, and many other things. Things that are the basis
for being a Shihan." *
"The Aikido University will be a place
where students can practice and learn and discuss what is
the meaning of peace and harmony and how Aikido can contribute
to create those qualities in our country and the world --
O Sensei's dream." *
* Mitsugi Saotome Sensei, both quotes from
ASU Newsletter, August 2000
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