Takemusu Aikido. Volume 3: Basics Concluded

Tokyo: Aiki News, 2007. — 173 p. — ISBN 4-900586-21-8. Language: English / Japanese. It is with great pride that we publish Volume 3 of Takemusu Aikido by Morihiro Saito Shihan. The appearance of each volume in this series brings us one step closer to our goal of cataloguing the vast technical repertoire bequeathed by Morihei Ueshiba O-Sensei. This volume covers the final techniques that round out the basic cur- riculum of Iwama-style aikido, bringing the total techniques presented to some two hundred. These techniques exemplify the wonderful aikido of founder Morihei Ueshiba developed during his period of intensive training in Iwama during and after World War II. Takemusu 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 koshinage, tenchinage, kaitennage, morotedori kokyuho, suwariwaza kokyuho, and jujinage. This work is profusely illustrated with more than 500 photos and includes detailed, step-by-step explanations of each technique. Bilingual, Japanese and English. Morihiro Saito, 9th dan, is one of aikido's most highly acclaimed teachers and recently celebrated his fiftieth anniversary in the art. He was one of the founder Ueshiba's closest students and currently operates Ueshiba's country dojo in Iwama, Ibaragi Prefecture while serving as caretaker of the Aiki Shrine. Saito is well-known internationally due to his numerous technical works and frequent instructional that which have taken him to more than twenty countries. Ikuko Kimura is the Japanese Editor of Aiki News. Stanley A. Pranin is a 5th degree black and the editor-in-chief of Aiki News/Aikido Journal which he founded in 1974.