Aikido Weapons Techniques: The Wooden Sword, Stick, and Knife of AikidoMaster the wooden weapons used in Aikido with this comprehensive martial arts training manual. Although aikido is often thought of as a nonviolent, noncompetitive martial art, the use of weapons was introduced by the art's founder O'Sensei Morihei Ueshiba. In fact, aikido techniques that use wooden weapons can enrich all aspects of your practice, helping you to understand both basic and advanced aikido technical tactics as well as conceptual strategies and skills. Building on the authors' belief that no empty-hand system is complete without weapons training, Aikido Weapons Techniques: The Wooden Sword, Stick, and Knife of Aikido demonstrates weapon use both as a training tool to better illustrate aikido principles, and as a self-defense against weapon attacks, focusing on the three primary weapons used in aikido:
With over 200 step-by-step photographs and detailed instructions, this aikido book provides an in-depth exploration of weapons use in aikido--from its spiritual implications to technical theory and practical use. |
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Aikido Weapons Techniques: The Wooden Sword, Stick and Knife of Aikido Phong Thong Dang,Lynn Seiser No preview available - 2006 |
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180 degrees beneath aiki-jo aiki-ken aikido techniques aikido training Aikikai angle of attack application appropriate ma-ai atemi attacker Figure attacker’s beneath the ken black belt blade edge body boken budo bushido centerline circular path upward defender steps Doshu empty hands Execute a shomen-uchi Execute a tsuki fighting follow a vertical front grip hips 180 degrees horizontal intercepts jutsu Kashima Shinto-ryu kata ken Figure ken-jutsu kendo Kisshomaru Ueshiba knife Kokyu kuzushi left hand line of attack ma-ai and ready martial arts metsuke misogi momentum and inertia motion movement Muso Gonnosuke o’clock O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba one’s opponent opponent’s pivot point practice Raise your arms ready stance ready stance Figure rear hand redirect relaxed right hand Rotate or pivot samurai Seiser Sensei Shambhala Publications Shinto-ryu shomen shomen-uchi Figure shoulders solo training Step forward straight thrust target tenkan throw tsuki Figure Tuttle Publishing vertical circular path weapons training wooden weapons wrist yokomen-uchi Zanshin