Froggy Bottom Shobu Aikido Benefit Guitar-Flat Picking an R-14

Mark Burds is demonstrating this R-14 Limited edition Froggy Bottom Guitar, currently available to be awarded in the Froggy Bottom Cares Fall 2021 campaign.
The proceeds of this endeavor will go to support the mission and life's work of an Aikido master who has dedicated his life to teaching and to bringing along teachers of the art in the furtherance of Aikido-often referred to as the Way of Harmony-a modern martial art dedicated to the practice of physical conflict resolution in a manner designed to mitigate destructive outcomes and to overcome struggle without engaging in violent intent.
The honorific for an aikido teacher who has dedicated their life to the art-instructing and bringing up other teachers-is 'Shihan'. A master teacher-practitioner is called 'Sensei.'
William Gleason left for Japan in 1970 and studied for ten years under the extant high-level Senseis, direct students of the founder of Aikido, Ueshiba Sensei, at Ueshiba O’Sensei’s Hombu Dojo.
Gleason trained with Seigo Yamaguchi a senior student of the founder and with the last live-in student of the founder, Mitsugi Saotome (who spent over a decade in that role).
At the age of 78, Gleason Shihan has lived a very modest lifestyle in support of the practice and regularly made personal and professional sacrifices to benefit the dojo.
With the advent of the pandemic and the very necessary restrictions on public gatherings, many dojos have suffered tremendous losses and are just now trying to get back on their feet.
Your support for this effort will help Gleason Sensei continue to deliver the high-quality instruction for which he is known, provide opportunities for students of Aikido, and extend the influence they will bring to the world through their practice of this 'way of harmony.'
It must be said that, in addition to his mastery and direct lineage in this Aikido tradition, Gleason Sensei is also an accomplished acoustic blues guitarist.
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