Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu steals the show with its flamboyant martiality!

One of the highlights of the 3rd Aikido Friendship Demo held back in 1987 was the Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu demonstration given by Katsuyuki Kondo Sensei and members of his Shimbukan Dojo in Tokyo. This demonstration was particularly significant because the aikido public was not very aware of the connection between aikido and Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu at this stage. This there were a lot of curious onlookers wanting to find out exactly what this old art that supposedly influenced aikido was really about.