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O-Sensei's 1961 McKinley High School Demonstration
On Saturday, March 11, 1961 at 7:30 PM, Morihei ueshiba O-Sensei gave a public demonstration of Aikido at the McKinley High School Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii. This demonstration was by invitation only. A brochure was published to promote the event. The brochure is of historical value due to the photographs and narratives concerning many of the early Aikidoka of both Hawaii and Japan. This brochure is here reproduced in its entirety.
Front cover: A photograph of the Hawaii Aiki-kwai Headquarters on Waialae Avenue.
Page 1: Letter from the Governor of Hawaii and the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu.
Page 2: Message from Mr. Norito Fujioka, the President of Hawaii Aiki-kwai.
Page 3: Professor Morihei Uyeshiba and the Origin of Aikido.
Page 4: Narratives on Mr. Koichi Tohei, and Mr. Nobuyoshi Tamura.
Page 5: Program description.
Page 6: Officers of Hawaii Aiki Kwai and Program Committee.
Page 7: Instructors of Dojos of the State of Hawaii and Letter of Acknowledgment from Dr. Yorio Wakatake.
Photographs from the exhibition can be found in Koa Kimura's Photojournal of Aikido in Hawaii.
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