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This volume entitled Takemusu Aikido: Bkukidori & 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 series of techniques: tachidori, jodori, jonage, tankendori and ninindori. This work is profusely illustrated with more than 450 photos and inclkudes detailed, step-by-step explanations and commentary on each technique.

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's country dojo in Iwama while serving as guardian of the Aiki Shrine. Saito is well-known internationally due to his numerous techniqcal 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 Aiki News/Aikido Journal, which he founded in 1974.

Saito began his aikido training under the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, in Iwama in 1946 after having practiced some kendo, judo and karate. Although other students such as Koichi Tohei trained with Ueshiba for more years than Saito did, Saito's work allowed him to train almost as an uchideshi, for long periods as the only student. From 1946 until Ueshiba’s passing in 1969, Saito served as Ueshiba's assistant in a variety of ways at Iwama while his wife served Mrs. Ueshiba. During Saito’s period as a deshi he taught classes in the Iwama dojo. Before his death Ueshiba gave Morihiro Saito the responsibility of carrying on the teaching at the Iwama dojo and also the position of caretaker of the Aiki Jinja located in Iwama.

Contents

Foreword
Editor's Note
Tachidori-Tachidori kokyunage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Tachidori irimninage; Tachidori kotegaeshi; Tachidori koshinage; Tachidori sankyo; tachidori rokkyo; Tachidori
Jodori-Jodori kokyunage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11; Jodori rokkyo; Jodori
Jonagae-Jonage 1, 2; Jonage 2 henkawaza; Jonage shihonage omote; Jonage shihonage ura; Jonage nikyo 1; Jonage nikyo 2-grab from behind; Jonage- grab from behind 1, 2, 3
Tankendori-Tenkendori yokomenuchi gokyo; Tankendori yokomenuchi rokkyo; Tankendori tsuki gokyo; Tankendori tsuki ryokko 1, 2; Tankendori tsuki kotegaeshi; Tenkendori tsuki kokyunage; Tankendori; Tankendori hijigatame; Tankendori rookyo-lateral knife attack to stomach; Tankendori kotegaeshi 1-chest grab with throat thrust; Tankendori kotegaeshi 2-rear attack
Ninindori-Nindori kihon; Ninindori-when lifted upward; Ninindori-when pulled; Ninihdori kokyunage; Ninindori; Ninindori-kokyunage & iriminage; Ninindori ki no hagare shihonage; Ninindori-one pasrtner grabs chest from behind; Ninindori-when both parstneers grab you wrist; NInindori-against ryotedori and morotedori grabs; Ninindori-when both wrists and shoulders grabbed ; NInindori-when bioth wrists and shoulders grabbed