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This work, Takemusu Aikido: Background & Basics, is the first of Morihiro Saito’s final series of Aikido technical manuals. Saito Sensei, 9th dan and one of Aikido’s leading experts, presents more than sixty variations of ikkyo, nikyo, sankyo, and yonkyo techniques, the most essential of the art’s basic forms. Illustrated with over 600 photographs and accompanied by detailed step-by-step explanations, Background & Basics provides an indispensable guide for both beginning and advanced practitioners.

Morihiro Saito is the author of the highly acclaimed technical series, Traditional Aikido, published in the early 1970s. Saito enrolled as a student of Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba in 1946. One of the art’s foremost technicians, he was the acknowledged authority on Aikido weapons training. Saito operated Ueshiba’s private dojo in Iwama, Japan and served as caretaker of the Aiki Shrine for more than 30 years. He traveled extensively throughout the world for over three decades teaching his comprehensive aikido training methods.

Stanley Pranin is a 5th degree black belt and editor-in-chief of Aikido Journal. Pranin began Aikido practice in 1962 and started training under Morihiro Saito in Iwama in 1977. He served as Saito Sensei’s interpreter at numerous international seminars during the 1980s. Pranin is the author of The Aiki News Encyclopedia of Aikido and Aikido Masters, a collection of interviews with prewar disciples of the Founder. He contributes an in-depth historical essay on Aikido and the Founder as an introduction to this book.

66 techniques: Exercises (3 techniques), Ikkyo (16 techniques), Nikyo (23 techniques), Sankyo (17 techniques), Yonkyo (7 techniques)

Contents

Introduction

Preface

Part One: Background

What is aikido?

An overview of aikido history

Training under O-Sensei

Spreading Iwama Aikido worldwide

Part Two: Basics

Basic techniques

Exercises

Tai no henko

Morotedori kokyuho

Suwariwaza kokyuho

Ikkyo

Shomenuchi ikkyo omote

Shomenuchi ikkyo ura

Yokomenuchi ikkyo omote

Yokomenuchi ikkyo ura

Katatedori ikkyo omote

Katatedori ikkyo ura

Ryotedori ikkyo omote

Morotedori ikkyo omote

Sodeguchidori ikkyo omote

Sodedori ikkyo omote

Munadori (katate) ikkyo omote

Katadori ikkyo omote

Kosadori ikkyo omote

Ushiro ryotedori ikkyo omote

Ushiro eridori ikkyo omote

Ushiro eridori ikkyo ura

Nikyo

Shomenuchi nikyo omote

Shomenuchi nikyo ura

Yokomenuchi nikyo omote

Yokomenuchi nikyo ura

Ryotedori nikyo omote (1)

Ryotedori nikyo omote (2)

Ryotedori nikyo ura

Morotedori nikyo omote

Munadori (katate) nikyo omote

Katadori nikyo omote

Kosadori nikyo omote

Munadori nikyo henka (1)

Munadori nikyo henka (2)

Munadori nikyo henka (3)

Munadori nikyo henka (4)

Munadori nikyo henka (5)

Munadori nikyo henka (6)

Munadori nikyo henka (7)

Munadori nikyo henka (8)

Katatedori nikyo henka (1)

Katatedori nikyo henka (2)

Katatedori nikyo henka (3)

Sodedori nikyo henka

Sankyo

Shomenuchi sankyo omote (1)

Shomenuchi sankyo omote (2)

Shomenuchi sankyo ura (1)

Shomenuchi sankyo ura (2)

Yokomenuchi sankyo omote

Yokomenuchi sankyo ura

Katatedori sankyo omote

Katatedori sankyo ura

Morotedori sankyo ura

Katadori sankyo omote

Ushiro ryotedori sankyo henka

Ushiro ryotedori sankyo ura

Shomenuchi sankyo henka (1)

Shomenuchi sankyo henka (2)

Shomenuchi sankyo henka (3)

Shomenuchi sankyo henka (4)

Shomenuchi sankyo henka (5)

Yonkyo

Shomenuchi yonkyo omote

Shomenuchi yonkyo ura

Yokomenuchi yonkyo omote

Yokomenuchi yonkyo ura

Ryotedori yonkyo ura

Morotedori yonkyo ura

Katadori yonkyo omote

Glossary

Words of the Founder

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Format:	Softcover
Languages:	English,Japanese
Release date:	April 2007
List price:	$ 34.95 USD
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A terrific text book for Saito sensei's style of aikido. The creator of many kata forms based on O Sensei's movements, Saito sensei offers a great study guide in this series.