William Gleason Sensei, 6th Dan of
Shobu Aikido of Boston,
has been studying Aikido since 1969.
He went to Japan
in 1969 and studied at Hombu Dojo
under many of O’Sensei’s
top students. Yamaguchi Sensei was
one of Gleason Sensei’s
most influential teachers. The ten
years Gleason Sensei
spent in Japan learning Aikido and the
almost 30 years
spent teaching in Boston are a gift to
all of us that are
his devoted students. When he
returned to the United Stated,
he founded Shobu Aikido. Shobu
literally means, the martial
way to wisdom. Gleason Sensei is
affiliated with Aikido Schools
of Ueshiba.
He has written the Spiritual
Foundations of Aikido. This book
delves deeply into the side of Aikido
that only serious research
can find and understand. Sensei has
that deep understanding and
it shows in the content of his classes.
Another wonderful work from Gleason
Sensei is his recent DVD,
Aikido and the Japanese Sword. This
video shows how much of
Aikido’s techniques are directly found
in the Japanese Sword.
He explains that when the hands are
empty and the body moves
as if the sword were there, Aikido
happens.
Aikido and Words of Power is Gleason
sensei's latest work.
It is a must read.
He has recently moved his dojo to
Union Square in Somerville.
The Shobu Aikido of Boston members
practice Aikido with
seriousness and harmony. Some that
come to visit may see
us smiling as we practice together.
That spirit of harmony
is a direct result of how Gleason
Sensei teaches. He inspires
us to better ourselves. Not just in the
physical side of Aikido,
but also in our spiritual understanding
of who we are.
Gleason Sensei has many students
that have gone on to open Aikido
dojos that attract people to the
benefits of Aikido. Those dojos
are in Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Connecticut and Ohio. He
also has established the Shobu
Okugyo Center. This center is a
place where students go many times
during a year for 5 days at
a time to be immersed in the entire
experience of Aikido.
William Gleason Sensei could teach
anything he wanted to teach.
His ability to connect with those he
teaches and bring out the
best from those he teaches is a gift not
many teachers of any
subject or discipline have.
Shobu Aikido of Boston,
has been studying Aikido since 1969.
He went to Japan
in 1969 and studied at Hombu Dojo
under many of O’Sensei’s
top students. Yamaguchi Sensei was
one of Gleason Sensei’s
most influential teachers. The ten
years Gleason Sensei
spent in Japan learning Aikido and the
almost 30 years
spent teaching in Boston are a gift to
all of us that are
his devoted students. When he
returned to the United Stated,
he founded Shobu Aikido. Shobu
literally means, the martial
way to wisdom. Gleason Sensei is
affiliated with Aikido Schools
of Ueshiba.
He has written the Spiritual
Foundations of Aikido. This book
delves deeply into the side of Aikido
that only serious research
can find and understand. Sensei has
that deep understanding and
it shows in the content of his classes.
Another wonderful work from Gleason
Sensei is his recent DVD,
Aikido and the Japanese Sword. This
video shows how much of
Aikido’s techniques are directly found
in the Japanese Sword.
He explains that when the hands are
empty and the body moves
as if the sword were there, Aikido
happens.
Aikido and Words of Power is Gleason
sensei's latest work.
It is a must read.
He has recently moved his dojo to
Union Square in Somerville.
The Shobu Aikido of Boston members
practice Aikido with
seriousness and harmony. Some that
come to visit may see
us smiling as we practice together.
That spirit of harmony
is a direct result of how Gleason
Sensei teaches. He inspires
us to better ourselves. Not just in the
physical side of Aikido,
but also in our spiritual understanding
of who we are.
Gleason Sensei has many students
that have gone on to open Aikido
dojos that attract people to the
benefits of Aikido. Those dojos
are in Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Connecticut and Ohio. He
also has established the Shobu
Okugyo Center. This center is a
place where students go many times
during a year for 5 days at
a time to be immersed in the entire
experience of Aikido.
William Gleason Sensei could teach
anything he wanted to teach.
His ability to connect with those he
teaches and bring out the
best from those he teaches is a gift not
many teachers of any
subject or discipline have.
