大東流合気武道: 歴史と技術の本 アントニーノ・チェルタ著

This is one of the best Daito Ryu books. History and techniques in one

Daito Ryu Aikibudo: History & Technique Book by Antonino Certa (Revised Edition)

Couldn't be happier with this book. There's so much information on the history of DR and the overview of the art (as taught by Tokimune). It's important to note that there are many different schools of DR today. Certa trained under Tokimune's organization which focues on jujutsu, aikijujutsu, and swordwork (Ono ha itto ryu). What a great overview in both written text and photos of techniques. I think this book would appeal to any student of DR, Aikido, or anyone who just wants to learn about traditional Japanese martial arts.

I don't train Daito Ryu but I enjoy reading about the histories and learning the techniques. I was very impressed with the depth of information here especially the in depth "eimeiroku" which is a list of all the important people that trained with Sokaku Takeda. I also really enjoyed reading the sections from his son, Tokimune Takeda. The technique section was very detailed. All in all, with all of the secrecy around Daito Ryu, this book seemed to be very open with sharing a lot of information. Very happy with the book and will be purchasing another for a friend.