I ' ve trained with him , and he ' s very good and approachable . He spent a lot of time as uchideshi live in student with Saito Sensei in Iwama . Saito Sensei being O ' Sensei longest serving student , and keeper of the Aiki Jinja until his passing . Iwama Style is solid in nature and taught one step at a time , if you can ' t get past A , B , then C isn ' t going to happen , so it emphasizes correct ' everything ' throughout the progression of a technique . It also incorporates AikiKen and AikiJo fully into the system , as opposed an adjunct because the look nice . <| sep |> And you all laugh at rhailcorporate ! Well who ' s laughing now ? ? Nonadmin edit I am . Nonadmin edit 2 Don ' t gild this . <| sep |> Is there a reason we should care about that ? Not being sarcastic , just wondering .