Aikido A beginner's guide to traditional aikido: Aikido manual for beginners - b/w

Traditional Aikido originates in Iwama, Japan. Aikido was founded by O-Sensei, Moreihei Ueshiba in 1942 in the village of Iwama. Traditional aikido is often refered to as Takemusu Aiki and is a martial art that com- bines empty handed techniques (tai jutsu) and weapons (buki waza), the sword and staff. This volume is a collection of excerpts taken from the three previous volumes on Traditional Aikido by Mats Alexandersson. This volume is a beginners guide to Traditional Aikido for students just embarking on their journey to learn Aikido.