Today would've been Morihei Ueshiba's 130th Birthday!!

お誕生日おめでとうございます
(otanjōbi omedetō gozaimasu)
Happy Birthday!

(植芝 盛平 . Ueshiba Morihei, Dec 14, 1883 – Apr 26, 1969) 

Posting some videos in his honor. Very cool that video exists of him in action!

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The Founder of Aikido (~26 mins)

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Divine Techniques (~33 mins)

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Rare Aikido Demo (1957)(~13 mins)

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The Rare 1935 Asahi News Film (~9 mins)

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Last Public Demo - Jan 1960 - aged 85 yrs old

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For further info:

• Wiki