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This blog is about budo, or martial arts in Japanese.

We will post any thing about martial arts, especially Japanese Martial Arts, such as Aikido, Judo, Jujutsu, Karate, Kenpo, Kendo, Kenjutsu, Iai Jutsu, Iai Do and much more.

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Interview with Moriteru Ueshiba

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