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While still studying under Egami, he created his own research group which, as well as including karate practitioners, included others who had abandoned it as being too severe and unsparing, and also people with physical limitations.

Then in 1964 he reached his goal of discovering a way of moving the body in a more natural, beautiful and effective manner.

Yet he believed it might have taken a beginner 20 years of study to achieve this kind of movement.

If it were to spearhead the new culture that he aspired for, Aoki realised that he needed system that could be learned relatively easily.

He wanted to create an entire martial art that would convince the public at large – but one capable of revitalising both the body and the spirit, giving energy, refreshment and the hope of living a more colourful life, of restoring the soul day by day.