Saito Sensei weapons video from 1974

Check out this video of Morihiro Saito Sensei from 1974. This may still be one of his most complete weapons videos. He had a myriad of boken (sword) techniques. Undoubtedly many from Morihei Ueshiba, O'Sensei, but probably still others that developed as he understood and saw more deeply into the techniques.

The second half of the video changes to empty hand.  I just saw something very interesting that has changed over the years but here it's shown differently.   Saito Sensei is doing a Sankyo technnique.   By the time I came along the footwork on the take back to get the main sankyo hold, people were teaching only 45 degrees turn back.  At about 33 minutes into the video Saito Sensei turns back 90 degrees just like Nishio Sensei taught.   So somebody changed things and nobody told Saito Sensei he was vulnerable to a flip when he changed to the 45 degree turn back.