It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. This old black and white picture published by Low Sensei in his H & E Aikido FB page evokes many happy memories of yesteryear.
In the picture I am standing, back row number 5, counting from right to left. I can't remember when this picture was taken or the exact date it was snapped. Looking at the backdrop it was probably taken during one of the annual Aikido seminars in the 1990s when I was practicing the art at KL YMCA dojo.
Apart from myself, Dr Leong (standing, back row 3rd from the right side) and Tony (standing, back row 5th from the left side ) who are now fellow senior senseis in MAA are also in the picture. However, I can't recognise anyone resembling Low Sensei in this group photograph.
The sensei in the centre sitting in the front row appears to be the younger Shoji Seiki Sensei ( now Shihan). Those seated holding what look like certificates are probably seminar participants from Japan who came with Seiki Sensei. I remember in the 1990s there was one occasion when the Japanese sensei brought along a large contingent of his followers to KL for a seminar.
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