Books and Videos

Saotome Sensei

Aikido and the Harmony of Nature

Principles of Aikido - this book covers both technique and the more difficult concepts behind technique, with photographs illustrating the points made

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Oyo Henka - Aikido's Constructive Use of Resistance - Aikidoists train to blend with their attacker's energy so that they can use it to pin or throw. But what happens when attacker feel technique as it develops and resist?	Two Swords of Aikido - Mitsugi Saotome Shihan's video demonstrates his system for using two swords at once and illustrates the direct connection of two-sword movement to Aikido's empty-handed throwing technique.
Principles of Aikido - this videotape displays the techniques from the book and discusses underlying principles	Sword of Aikido - this videotape covers basic sword movement and shows basic kata
Staff of Aikido - a videotape using staff (jo) as a training tool for aikido	Takemusu Aiki - in this videotape, Saotome Sensei addresses the risk points of attacks
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Ikeda Sensei

Irimi

Za - a videotape of suwariwaza, techniques from a seated position

Koshi - this videotape demonstrates the form and use of koshinage techniques

Buki - this videotape covers fundamentals and jo against bokken kata

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More books, videos, publications

The Practice of Freedom: Aikido Principles as a Spiritual Guide by Wendy Palmer - "a wise and eloquent guide to the good life"

The Spiritual Foundations of Aikido by William Gleason - an examination of aikido's roots in ancient spiritual traditions of Japan

On Mastering Aikido by Daniel Linden - The definitive work on how Aikido works - explained in Western terms.

Aikido in America by John Stone and Ron Meyer - interviews with thirteen instructors comprise this history of aikido in the United States

The Intuitive Body : Aikido As a Clairsentient Practice by Wendy Palmer - For practitioners of aikido, this guide explains how the martial art can increase one's intuition and internal energy. Readers will learn that their bodies react accurately to situations that their minds do not perceive and discover how they can apply this awareness to daily life.

The Way of Aikido : Life Lessons from an American Sensei by George Leonard - offers a new way of facing life's challenges using the powerful philosophy of Aikido, in which life's unanticipated blows become gifts, attacks lead to reconciliation, discord is transformed into harmony, and pain is reborn as vital energy.

Mastery : The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fullfillment by George Leonard - The author has spent much of his life seeking to master the ancient and demanding martial art of aikido, in which flaws are magnified and the quick fix is impossible. He soon learned that mastery is a journey, and that the master must have the courage to risk failure.

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