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2011 Seminar at Aikido Eastside 3 DVD Set with William GleasonFilmed at Aikido Eastside in November of 2011, this is one of the most up to date expositions of William Gleason Sensei’s Aikido. Gleason Sensei’s Aikido has transformed over the past few years from wonderful to awesome. Even more stunning is his ability to teach what he knows in an organized and comprehensible fashion. While there may be a few teachers out there doing Aikido of this quality, the seminar attendees were in agreement that Gleason Sensei’s ability to teach what he knows is second to none. If you want to take your Aikido to the next level, this DVD set is essential viewing. The only thing better would be training with Gleason Sensei directly!  About Sensei William Gleason Shihan, 7th DanWilliam Gleason studied Aikido from 1970 to 1980 at the main world headquarters (Hombu Dojo) in Japan and also with Yamaguchi Seigo Shihan. During that same period, Gleason Shihan studied swordsmanship (kenjutsu) as well as Japanese language, classical music, and Eastern religion. Since 1985 Gleason Shihan has continued to practice and teach under the auspices of Mitsugi Saotome Shihan and the Aikido Schools of Ueshiba.Gleason Sensei founded Shobu Aikido, Inc. in 1980 in Boston, Massachusetts, and there are presently five Shobu affiliate dojos from the Midwest to the East Coast. His latest book is Aikido and Words of Power: The Sacred Sounds of the Kototama. He is also the author of The Spiritual Foundations of Aikido, which has been translated into four languages.