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AnotationSugano Sensei is known as a gracious, gentle, and greatly revered teacher who has dedicated himself to training and inspiring students around the world. He became an uchideshi of O-Sensei in 1959, and so, is one of only a handful of current teachers who is a direct student of O-Sensei. In 1965 Hombu Dojo sent him to Australia, where he remained for nearly 15 years. In 1979 Sugano Sensei’s teaching mission took him to Belgium where he taught until 1989 when he moved to New York Aikikai at the invitation of Yamada Sensei. Sugano Sensei’s approach to Aikido has been strongly influenced by his passion for learning and dedication to personal development, which has included studying Zen mediation and more recently, European fencing.Until now, his subtle and spontaneous approach to Aikido has not been documented on film or video. This video captures the wisdom of Sugano Sensei’s philosophy and spiritual approach to Aikido, and the beauty, grace, power and precision of his technique. The making of Between Heaven and Earth is an historic event, an opportunity to document Sugano Shihan’s vision and teaching. It includes sections on body techniques and Aikido movement principles, bokken training, weapons, and breathing and mental preparation.It also includes a special added feature: twelve minutes of O-Sensei archival film footage.70 min DVD