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Demonstration

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV6PlVijYZu/ ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEUyPsdlNPY

Chiba Sensei in Aikido - aikiken kata with Shibata Sensei

Reel showing Chiba Sensei performing aikiken kata with I. Shibata Sensei, emphasizing his deeply grounded yet fluid stance.

Aikiken Weapons Chiba Shibata Repost Aikiken kata paired sword demonstration grounding and stability emphasized exact kata not publicly identified

About This Recording

Content Type

Demonstration

Area(s) of Study

Bokken/Kenjutsu · Weapons · Aikido

Recording Date

1994 (inferred from matching demonstration context; not independently confirmed)

Location / Dojo

Likely Portland State University, Portland, Oregon; inference requires direct comparison

Collection

Instagram — Unknown / not publicly documented

Provenance

Source

Unknown / not publicly documented

Uploader

Unknown / not publicly documented

Media Owner

Unknown / not publicly documented

Source Archive

Earlier YouTube sources in the 1994 group; exact master unresolved

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