That s what I meant folks from the very start You can t have everything proved How on earth can I find a audio video tape of someone stating all of what has been discussed so far I ask you the same thing Do you have an audio video proving all of your statements All I m saying is that you guys are ommting some important aspects on the worldwide dissemination history of Aikido and not recognizing it is foolish Because there is no document confirming it does not mean it is untrue or that it didn t hapenned As I said before you don t have to mention Seagal s name But I see no reason to not state for example that Aikido was shown on Hollywood screens Didn t that happened Didn t thousands of people all over the world watched it Someone s got clear up the missing link between 1961 to the present day Who can answer this question HOW did Aikido became a popular martial art in the west You can not believe your worlwide dissemination section to be complete without answering this You guys were the ones asking for everything to proved and reach academical level I agree it does not need to be neither academical nor should everything be proved C mon friends Didn t Aikido became popular in the west mainly because of Seagal s movies All I m saying is that perhaps you could add something about Aikido hitting the big screens since this IS part of Aikido history in the west and one of the main reasons for the dissemination of the art in the west I repeat you don t have to mention Seagal s name whatsoever but Aikido on the screens through his movies is a fact And c mon let s face it Isn t it a cool fact Isn t it a very occidental fact Aikido on the movies It s just great that Aikido got known MAINLY through the cinema If you guys are not willing to face this truth what else can I say But you are indeed ommiting a very important and relevant part of the history of the art on the west wether you like or not Will you now tell me it DIDN T happened Sorry but there s a gap on your text