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Takemusu Aikido: Background and Basics (Vol. 1)Price: $32.95OUR STOCK OF BOOKS HAS ARRIVED EXACTLY ON TIME. WE ARE NOW SHIPPING IMMEDIATELY! Takemusu Aikido: Background and Basics, Volume 1 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. |
Discovering Aiki: My 20 years with Yukiyoshi Sagawa SenseiPrice: $29.95NOTE: THIS PRODUCT IS SHIPPED DIRECTLY FROM JAPAN AND WILL HAVE A SLIGHTLY HIGHER SHIPPING & HANDLING FEE. Tatsuo Kimura is a best-selling author, a mathematician of international reknown, and professor at Japan's prestigious Tsukuba University. He is also a leading student of the late Yukiyoshi Sagawa Sensei, one of the most famous disciples of Sokaku Takeda. |
Aikido in TrainingPrice: $27.95A new soft-cover edition of an extensive reference that contains over 1250 photographs depicting techniques in a concise step-by-step manner. Along with presenting the Tai-Jutsu (body arts) of Aikido, Aikido In Training gives ample coverage to the overlooked and often misunderstood aspect of Buki Waza (Aiki weapons). Included are full chapters on both the life of O-Sensei Morihei Ueshiba and the history of the development of Aikido as well as the principles of training of Traditional Aikido. |
Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu: Conversations with Daito-ryu MastersPrice: $25.95Sokaku Takeda was one of the outstanding figures of 20th century Japanese martial arts. For over fifty years he taught his art of Daito-ryu aikijujutsu to nearly thirty thousand students, including Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba. Today, Daito-ryu is perhaps the best known of the Japanese jujutsu styles, but there has been surprisingly little information in print in any language on this fascinating and complex art. Daito-ryu aikijujutsu: Conversations with Daito-ryu Masters is the first book in English to explore the life of Takeda, the history of his art, and the techniques that are practiced in Daito-ryu today. |
Kata: The Essence of Bujutsu KaratePrice: $27.95NOTE: THIS PRODUCT IS SHIPPED DIRECTLY FROM JAPAN AND WILL HAVE A SLIGHTLY HIGHER SHIPPING & HANDLING FEE. An in-depth presentation of the theory and practice of Shindo-ryu Karate by one of Japan's most accomplished karate masters. The author explores the deep meaning of five Shindo-ryu kata and the wisdom and experience they represent. Discussions of one's psychological state, the essential role of breathing, and the concept of "zero power" in martial arts are presented. |
Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Hiden Mokuroku: IkkajoPrice: $27.95Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Hiden Mokuroku: Ikajo This is the first book in English to introduce the technical curriculum of Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu as originally taught by Sokaku Takeda. It contains the 31 techniques of the ikkajo series of the Hiden Mokuroku, the first level of study in Daito-ryu. |
Aikido MastersPrice: $24.95Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969) drew on his extensive martial arts experience, then tempered these traditional Japanese fighting techniques with a spiritual dimension to create the modern defensive martial art of aikido, the way of harmony. His efforts were supported by some of prewar Japan’s most colorful characters, including luminaries such as Admiral Isamu Takeshita, the famous religious leader Onisaburo Deguchi, and various members of the Imperial family. Here is the story of the early years of aikido as told by the students who lived it. |
The Great Onisaburo DeguchiPrice: $29.95Onisaburo Deguchi, although little known in the West, was a giant among religionists of twentieth century Japan. The Omoto faith, of which he was the driving force, is the most important of the “new religions” of Japan. At its zenith, the Omoto counted among its ranks some two million adherents and exerted a major impact on the political and religious affairs of prewar Japan. The scope of Onisaburo’s life and achievements is truly superhuman. A prolific writer, poet, calli-grapher, sculptor, and ceramist, Onisaburo left a vast cultural and artistic legacy that is truly awe-inspiring. Also, noteworthy is the fact that Onisaburo was the spiritual master of Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba. The latter drew heavily from Onisaburo’s teachings in the creation of his ethically-based Aikido, a martial art practiced by hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts worldwide. |
Takemusu Aikido (Vol. 3)Price: $23.95Takemusu Aikido: Basics Concluded is the third volume of this comprehensive series presenting the aikido of Morihei Ueshiba O-Sensei. Volume 3 covers the following series of techniques: koshinage, tenchinage, kaitennage, morotedori kokyuho, suwariwaza kokyuho, and jujinage. This work is profusely illustrated with nearly 400 photos and includes detailed, step-by-step explanations of each technique. Bilingual, Japanese and English. |
Takemusu Aikido: Kokyunage (Vol. 4)Price: $28.95Takemusu Aikido, Volume 4: Kokyunage is the fourth volume of a comprehensive technical series covering the aikido of the Founder Morihei Ueshiba, as taught in Iwama, Ibaragi Prefecture following World War II. This manual presents somes 80 variations of kokyunage, among the most important techniques in the aikido curriculum. Bilingual, Japanese and English. |
Takemusu Aikido: Bukidori & Ninindori (Vol. 5)Price: $27.95Takemusu Aikido: Bukidori & Ninindori, Volume 5 This volume entitled Takemusu Aikido: Bukidori & Ninindori is the fifth of the comprehensive series by Morihiro Saito presenting the aikido techniques of Morihei Ueshiba O-Sensei. Volume 5 covers the following series of techniques: tachidori, jodori, jonage, tankendori and ninindori. This work is profusely illustrated with more than 450 photos and includes detailed, step-by-step explanations and commentary on each technique. |
Takemusu Aikido Special Edition (Vol. 6)Price: $26.95Takemusu Aikido: Special Edition, Volume 6 This special edition of the Takemusu Aikido technical series presents an historical overview of the Founder’s aikido techniques from the time of the mid-1930s through the Iwama period following World War II. It is based on technical material contained in the manual entitled Budo published in 1938 by Morihei Ueshiba supplemented by detailed commentary by Morihiro Saito Shihan. The technical material in this volume includes preparatory exercises, basic techniques, knife (tantodori), and sword-taking techniques (tachidori), sword vs. sword forms (ken tai ken), mock-bayonet (juken) techniques, and finishing exercises (shumatsu dosa). |
Zen & AikidoPrice: $19.95This unusual book explores the impact of Zen Buddhism on the martial culture of Japan. Tokyo University Professor Kamata offers a lucid essay of the concepts and practices of Zen while Shimizu, one of the last students of the Founder, contributes a technical explanation of O-Sensei's art through photographs and anecdotes. |