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This special edition of the Takemusu Aikido technical series presents an historical overview of the Founder's aikido techniques from the time of the mid-1930's through the Iwama period following World War II. It is based on technical material contained in the manual entitled Budo published in 1938 by Morihei Ueshiba supplemented by detailed commentry by Morihiro Saito Shihan. The technical material in this volume includes preparatory exercises, basic techniques, knife (tantodori), and sword-taking techniques (tachidori), sword vs. sword forms (ken tai ken), mock-bayonet (juken) techniques, and finishing exercises (shumatsu dosa).

Takemusu Aikido Special Edition also features a fascinating essay by Aikido journal Editor-in-chief Stnley Pranin on the historiy and background of the publication of Morihei Ueshiba's prewar manual Budo containing newly-discovered findings!

The author, Morihiro Saito is a 9th degree black belt an author of the highly acclaimed technical series, Traditional aikido. Saito Sensei enrolled as a student of aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba in 1946. One of the art's foremost technicians, he is the acknowledged authority on aikido weapons training. Saito Sensei operates Ueshiba's private dojo in Iwama, Japan and serves as caretaker of the Aiki Shrine. He has traveled extensively throughout the world teaching his comprehensive aikido training methods.

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
Introduction to Budo
Commentary on Bkudo
Kamai
Katatedori iriminage
Tai no henka (henko)
Katatedori kokyunage
Shomenuchi ikkyo omotewaza
Shomenuchi ikkyo urawaza ki no nagare
Shomenuchi kokyunage ki no nagare
Shomenuchi nikyo urawaza
Shomenuchi sankyo urawaza
Yokomenuchi iriminage
Yokomenuchi shihonage
Yokomenuchi gokyo urawaza
Yokomenuchi nikyo urawaza
Yokomenuchi yonkyo omotewaza
Ryotedori shihonage omotewaza
Ryotedori shihonage urawaza
Aiki no tenren (kokyunage)
Ryotedori tenchinage ki no nagare
Tsuki irimnage
Yokomen no tenren
Ushiro eridori kokyunage (When Pulled)
Ushiro eridori katamewaza (When Pulled)
Ushiro eridori kokyunage (When Pushed)
Ushiro eridori kokyunage
Ushiro ryotedori kokyunage
Tachidori kotegaeshi
Ken shomenuchi kokyunage
Tachidori kokyunage
Migi no henka
Hidari no henka
Yokomen Do Sayu no henka
Tanken tsuki kokyunage
Tankendori kotegaeshi
Tankendordi gokyo urawaza
Ken tai ken kote
Ken tai ken men
Ken tai ken tsuki
Juken tsuki kokyunage
Jukendori kokyunage
Juken tsuki rokkyo
Juken tsuki kokyunage
Juken tai juken
Yaridori kokyunage
Shumatsu dosa
Suwariwaza kokyuho 1
Suwariwaza kokyuho 2
Suwariwaza kokyuho 3
Suwariwaza kokyuho 4
Hiriki no yosei (Morotedori kokyuho)
Se no undo