I had heard about this story before, but never from someone who was there.  Stanley Pranin of Aikido Journal, recently re-published an interview with Shoji Nishio Sensei from 1983. He told this story about Koichi Tohei Sensei training at the Iwama Dojo: “Mr. Tohei went to Hawaii in 1953. On his return, he brought back … Continue reading Thief at the Dojo