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Takemusu Aikido, Volume 4: Kokyunage is the fourth volume of a comprehensive technical series covering the aikido of the Founder Morihei Ueshiba, as taught in Iwama, Ibaragi Prefecture following World War II. This manual presents some 80 variations of kokyunage, among the most important techniques in the aikido curriclulum. Volume 4 is profusely illustrated with more than 450 photos and includes step-by-step explanations of each technique. The content of this volume include kokyunage techniques executed from the following attacks: shomenuchi, yokomenuchi, katatedori, ryotedori, morotedori, sodeguchidori, sodedori, munadori, katadori, tsuki, kosadori, ryoerijime, 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'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

Preface
Editor's Note
Kokyunage
Shomenuchi-Shomenuchi kokyunage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Yokomunchi-Yokomenuchi kokyunage 1; Yokomenuchi kokyunage 2 ki no nagare; Yokomenuchi kokyunage 3; Yokomenuchi kokyunage 4, 5, 6, 7 ki no nagare
Katatedori-Katatedori kokyunage 1; Katatedori kokyunage 2, 3 henkawaza; Katatedori kokkyunage 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; Katatedori kokyunage 10 henkawaza; Katatedori kokyunage 11 ki no nagare
Ryotedori-Ryotedori kokyunage 1 (soto); Ryotedori kokyunage 2 (uchi); Ryotedori kokyunage 3; Ryotedori kokyunage 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ki no nagare
Morotedori-Morotedori kokyunage 1 ki no nagare; Morotedori kokyunage 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Sodeguchidori-Sodeguchidori kokyunage 1, 2, 3
Sodedori-Sodedori kokyunage 1, 2
Munadori-Munadori kokyunage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Katadori-Katadori kokyunage 1, 2
Tsuki-Tsuki kokyunage 1, 2, 3, Tsuki kokyunage 4 henkawaza; Tsuki kokyunage 5, 6, 7; Tsuki kokyunage 8, 9 (jodan)
Kosadori-Kosadori kokyunage 1, 2, 3
Ryoerijime-Ryoerijime kokyunage 1, 2, 3
Ushiro ryotedori-Ushiro ryotedori kokyunage 1, 2, 3
Ushiro ryokatadori-Ushiro ryokatadori kokyunage 1, 2, 3, 4
Ushiro eridori-Ushiro eridori kokyunage 1, 2, 3, 4
Ushiro katate mnuadori-Ushiro katate munadori kokyunage 1, 2, 3