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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In this book you will find the history of Aikido including a biography of its founder Morihei Ueshiba (O-Sensei) and an overview of its main dojo, Aikikai Hombu Dojo. You will also find descriptions of basic Aikido techniques and weapons. Major figures such as Tohei and Tomiki will be presented to you. As you near the end of the book you will read about the different styles of Aikido such as Yoseikan Aikido. This book was created and put into distribution by a team of dedicated editors using open source and proprietary publishing tools. One of the advantages to the way we publish books is that our content is up to date and written by dedicated subject matter experts from all over the world. By adding a layer of screening and curatorial attention to this material, we are able to offer a book that is relevant, informative and unique.… (more)
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In this book you will find the history of Aikido including a biography of its founder Morihei Ueshiba (O-Sensei) and an overview of its main dojo, Aikikai Hombu Dojo. You will also find descriptions of basic Aikido techniques and weapons. Major figures such as Tohei and Tomiki will be presented to you. As you near the end of the book you will read about the different styles of Aikido such as Yoseikan Aikido.This book was created and put into distribution by a team of dedicated editors using open source and proprietary publishing tools. One of the advantages to the way we publish books is that our content is up to date and written by dedicated subject matter experts from all over the world. By adding a layer of screening and curatorial attention to this material, we are able to offer a book that is relevant, informative and unique.
Contents
Articles
1 Overview
Aikido
2 Influences
Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu
Takeda Sokaku
Oomoto
Onisaburo Deguchi
3 Basics of aikido techniques
Uke (martial arts)
Tori (martial arts)
Throw (grappling)
Joint lock
Irimi
Tenkan
4 Aikido weapons
Tanto
Jo
Bokken
5 Uniform
Aikidogi
Hakama
6 Places of practice
Akikai
Akikai Hombu Dojo
7 Aikikai royalty
Morihei Ueshiba
Kisshomaru Ueshiba
Moriteru Ueshiba
8 Prominent figures in akikido
Tadashi Abe
Minoru Mochizuki
Kenji Tomiki
Koichi Tohei
Gozo Shioda
Masamichi Noro
9 Styles and organizations
Yoseikan aikido
Yoshinkan
Shodokan aikido
Ki Society
10 References
Article sources and contributors
Image sources, licenses and contributors