ed ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁toward ▁the ▁mart ial ▁arts , ▁ir rev oc ably . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁while ▁purs uing ▁university ▁studies , ▁his ▁uncle ▁arranged ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁presented ▁to ▁a ▁famous ▁master ▁of ▁Ju - j its u , ▁Mor ihe i ▁U es hib a , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁A ik ido . ▁This ▁event ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁decis ive ▁and ▁that ▁same ▁day ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁ren ounce ▁his ▁plans ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁become ▁u chi ▁des hi , ▁an ▁internal ▁student ▁of ▁this ▁master . ▁His ▁training , ▁in ▁the ▁ancient ▁manner , ▁took ▁place ▁night ▁and ▁day ▁at ▁the ▁master ’ s ▁side . ▁In ▁this ▁way , ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Mas am ichi ▁Nor o ▁followed ▁More he i ▁U es hib a ▁from ▁Tokyo ▁to ▁I w ama ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁his ▁private ▁do jo . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁ 5 ▁u chi ▁des hi ▁( including ▁Y as uo ▁Kob ay ashi ▁and ▁Nob uy oshi ▁Tam ura ) ▁enc irc led ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁A ik ido , ▁and ▁from ▁this ▁bre eding ▁ground ▁spr ung ▁the ▁generation ▁which ▁would ▁form ▁a ▁great ▁part ▁of ▁A ï k ido ▁world wide . ▁ ▁The ▁Pro pag ation ▁of ▁A ik ido ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Mor ihe i ▁U es hib a ▁wished ▁to ▁send ▁an ▁expert ▁to ▁Europe ▁and