Takemusu
Aïkido: Kokyunage the fourth
volume of a comphehensive technical series covering the
aikido of the Founder, Morihei
Ueshiba as taught in Iwama Ibaragi
headquarters followingWorld War
II. This manual presents some 80 variations of
Kokyunage, among the most important techniques
in the aikido curriculum.
Volume 4 is profusely illustrated
with more than 450 photos and includes step-by
step explanations of
each technique. The contents include Kokyunage
techniques executed
from the following attacks shomenuchi,
yokomenuchi, katatedori, ryotedori, morotedori, sodeguchidori,
sodedori, munadori, katadori,
tsuki, kosadori, ryirijime,
as well as numerous ushiro attacks.
Morihiro
Saito, 9th, dan is one of aikido's
most highly acclaimed teachers with more than fifty years of
experience in the art.. He was one of the founder's closest students
and currently operates Ueshiba,country
dojo in Iwama while serving as caretaker of the Aiki
Shrine. Saito
is well known internationally due to his
numerous technical works and frequent instructional tours that
have taken him
to more than twenty countries.
Sonoko Tanaka is a black-belt student of Saito
Sensei and currently lives and trains in Iwama. Stanley
Pranin is a 5th degree black
belt and the editor-in-chief of AikiNews/Aikido
Journal which
he founded in 1974.
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