“Although almost totally unknown to aikido practitioners, one of the most fascinating related forms of the art was created by Minoru Hirai. Hirai served as General Director of Morihei Ueshiba’s old Kobukan...
Archive - August 2015
Josh Gold99% of Aikido Practitioners make this crucial mistake… Do You? by Stanley Pranin
99% of Aikido Practitioners make this crucial mistake… Do You? If you’ve ever practiced Aikido, it is likely you often find yourself struggling to make your techniques work. But sometimes you simply...
A Common Sense Look at Aikido by Yoshio Kuroiwa
Since there are no matches in Aikido we should give careful thought to the nature of our practice. The spiritual side of practice is also important, but if we overemphasize it our training becomes idealistic in nature...
Looking Back at the All-Japan Aikido Demonstration by Stanley Pranin
Aikido Journal #118 (Fall/Winter 1999) I recently attended the All-Japan Aikido Demonstration sponsored by the Aikikai Hombu Dojo for perhaps the 20th time. The 1999 event was held on May 22 at the Nippon Budokan in...
Morihiro Saito: Takemusu Aikido, Volume 5 — Bukidori & Ninindori – $12.99
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...
Morihiro Saito: Takemusu Aikido, Volume 4 — Kokyunage – $12.99
Takemusu 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...
Morihiro Saito: Takemusu Aikido, Volume 3 — Basics Concluded – $12.99
Takemusu 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...
Morihiro Saito: Takemusu Aikido, Volume 2 — More Basics, now an ebook – $12.99
“Master every Yokomenuchi, Kotegaeshi, and Iriminage imaginable!” This volume, titled Takemusu Aikido: More Basics, is the second of the comprehensive technical series authored by Morihiro Saito, 9th dan, presenting the...
Morihiro Saito: Takemusu Aikido, Volume 1 — Background & Basics – $12.99
“Prepare yourself for your next exam! The Bible of Aikido Basic Techniques: Ikkyo through Yonkyo” This work, Takemusu Aikido: Background & Basics, is the first of Morihiro Saito’s final series of Aikido technical...
Morihiro Saito: “Takemusu Aikido — Special Edition” – $12.99
Among the technical volumes authored by Morihiro Saito, certainly the most unique must be his publication of “Takemusu Aikido – Special Edition.” This 176-page book is an exhaustive analysis of the famous 1938 technical...