Moriteru Ueshiba

After many years of dedicated training int the classical fighting arts, Morihei Ueshibe developed Aikido, drawing on the rich history of the martial traditions of Japan, and refining them into a wholly new system. In its relatively short history, Aikido has become one of the most renowned martial arts in the world, teaching its devotees the way of harmony as a spiritual path.

Moriteru Ueshiba, the grandson of Morihei, presents in this book a systematic approach to masterng the basics of Aikido. He begins by outlining its most basic element-proper movement-and explains that with this as your base will you be able to approach the techniques in the correct order. He then goes on to emphasize a logical, step-by-step approach to mastering the techniques, so the student can progress toward Aikido's ultimate goal-forging of the individual spirit, and fostering harmony between oneself and nature, and the body and mind.

With Progressive Aikido, Ueshiba offers a highly accessible, informative guide to the principles of Aikido, through meticulously detailed explanations and illustrative photos. It will be a valuable resource for the novice and advanced student alike. Though this book is aimed primarily at beginners, it is the author's wish that while it should help motivate beginners to absorb as much as possible from their masters, it wil also inspire more advanced pracitioners to maintain the desire to improve, as espoused in the words of founder Morihei himself: 'Never cease forging your mind and body to refine your character through training-this is the first principle.

Moriteru Ueshiba was born in 1951 in Tokyo, the grandson of Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido, and son of the late Kisshomaru Ueshiba, the second Doshu. He graduated from Meiji Gakuin University in 1976, became master of the Aikido World Headquarters in 1986, and in 1996 he became Aikido Doshu after his father's death, and the permanent chairman of the International Aikido Federation in the same year. He holds several important posts related to the martial arts and is a trustee of the Nippon Budokan, the 'hall of martial arts' located in central Tokyo. He is the co-author of Best Aikido: The Fundamentals, and the author of The Aikido Master Course: Best Aikido 2.

Contents

Preface
Chapter 1 Introducton to aikido principles
What is aikido?
The special characteristics of aikido
Chapter 2 Acquiring skill in the fundamentals
Kama1 During training you and your partner must assume a correct hanmi stance
2 When facing a partner, either an ai-hanmi or gyaku-hanmi stance can be assumed
Ukemi
1 Breakfalls to the back
2 Full back breakfall
3 Breakfalls to the front
4 Breakfalls in actual training
5 Breakfalls for pinning techniques
Shikko
Maintain hanmi and keep your upper and lower body as one when you move
Te-gatana
Use your hand-swords to project breath power
Body movement
1 Irimi
2 Tenkan (turning)
3 Tenshin (sweeping turn)
Kokyu-ho
1 Tachi-waza kokyu-ho (morote-dori kokyu-ho omote)
2 Tachi-waza kokyu-ho (morote-dori kokyu-ho ura)
3 Suwari-waza kyoku-ho
Chapter 3 Training in technqiues-Acquisition of basics
What things are involved in aikido techniques?
Nage-waza
1 Ai-hanmi-katate-dori irimi-nage
2 Shomen-uchi irimi-nage
3 Katate-dori shiho-nage (omote)
4 Katate-dori shiho-nage (ura)
5 Yokomen-uchi shiho-nage (omote)
6 Yokomen-uchi shiho-nage (ura)
7 Ryote-dori tenchi-nage
8 Katate-dori uchi-kaiten-nage
9 Katate-dori soto-kaiten-nage
Katame-waza
1 Ai-hanmi katate-dori dai-ikkyo (omote)
2 Ai-hanmi katate-dori dai-ikkyo (ura)
3 Shomen-uchi dai-ikkyo (omote)
4 Shomen-uchi dai-ikkyo (ura)
5 Shomen-uchi dai-ikkyo suwari-waza (omote)
6 Shomen-uchi dai-ikkyo suwari-waza (ura)
7 Gyaku-hanmi katate-dori dai-ikkyo (omote)
8 Gyaku-hanmi katate-dori dai-ikkyo (ura)
9 Shomen-uchi dai-nikyo (omote)
10 Shomen-uchi dai-nikyo (ura)
11 Kata-dori dai-nikyo (omote)
12 Kata-dori dai-nikyo (ura)
13 Shomen-uchi dai-sankyo
14 Shomen-uchi dai-sankyo (ura)
15 Shomen-uchi dai-yonkyo (omote)
16 Shomen-uchi dai-yonkyo (ura)
Nage-katame waza
1 Shomen-uchi kote-gaeshi
2 Katate-dori kote-gaeshi
3 Tsuki kote-gaeshi
Chapter 4 Acquiring skill in basic variations
Nage-waza
1 Yokomen-uchi irimi-nage
2 Hanmi-hantachi katate-dori shiho-nage
3 Hanmi-hantachi ryote-dori shiho-nage (omote)
4 Hanmi-hantachi ryote-dori shiho-nage (ura)
5 Shomen-uchi kaiten-nage
Katame-waza
1 Yokomen-uchi dai-ikkyo (omote)
2 Yokomen-uchi dai-ikkyo (ura)
3 Morote-dori dai-nikyo (omote)
4 Morote-dori dai-nikyo (ura)
5 Ushiro ryotekubi-dori dai-sankyo (omote)
6 Ushiro ryotekubi-dori dai-sankyo (ura)
7 Yokomen-uchi dai-yonkyo (omote)
8 Yokomen-uchi dai-yonkyo (ura)
Chapter 5 Acquiring skill in applied technique-Advanced training methods
Nage-waza
1 Morote-dori kokyu-nage 1
2 Morote-dori kokyu-nage 2
3 Morote-dori juji-garami
4 Ushiro ryotekubi-dori kokyu-nage
5 Kata-dori shomen-uchi shiho-nage
Katame-waza
1 Kata-dori shomen-uchi dai-nikyo (omote)
2 Kata-dori shomen-uchi dai-nikyo (ura)
3 Ushiro ryokata-dori dai-sankyo (omote)
4 Ushiro ryokata-dori dai-sankyo (ura)
Nage-katame-waza
1 Morote-dori kote-gaeshi
2 Ushiro ryotekubi-dori kote-gaeshi
Tanto-dori
1 Tanto-dori yokomen-uchi dai-gokyo (omote)
2 Tanto-dori yokomen-uchi dai-gokyo (ura)
3 Tanto-dori tsuki-hiji-gime
4 Tanto-dori tsuki-kote-gaeshi
Futari-dori
1 Futari-dori 1
2 Futari-dori 2
Chapter 6-Aikido training procedures
Rei-ho
1 Rei (Bowing with respect)
2 Formally standing and sitting
Wrist warm-up exercises
Kote-mawashi warm-up
Kote-gaeshi warm-up
Shiho-nage back stretch exercise
After training stretch
Training attire… (mer)

Aikido techniques stem from a harmony of body movement and 'breath power' (kokyu-ryoku). Since its founding by Morihei Ueshiba, Aikido has become one of the most renwned martial arts in teh world, teaching its practitioners the way of harmony as a spiritual path. With its rapid development in the ostwar period, Aikido is now practiced by over a million-and-a-half people worldwide, of all ages and backgraounds. The two direct successors to te Founder have therefore compiled oficial course books to establish guidelines for the proper pracitce of the martial art.

Moriteru Ueshiba, grandson of the Fonder, together with his late father, Kisshmaru Ueshiba, coauthored the widely acclaimed Best Aikido: the Fundamentals, a comprehensive training aid for Aikido students from beginner to advanced. In The Aikdo Master Course; Best Aikido 2, Moriteru continues the legacy of his predecessors, providing the essential second volume authorized by the Aikikai Foundation, the central organization set up by his grandfather Morihei Ueshiba.

In this volume, Moriteru shows probably more techniques and their diverse applications than any previous Aikido textbook. Based on a thorough understanding of the principles taught in The Fundamentals, the basic techniques are given a broader application against a variety of armed and unarmed attacks and against more than one attacker. Many different kinds of pins are also illustrated in both their omote and ura forms, thus facilitating the study of aikido techniques in a wideranging and varied manner.

The Aikido Master Course builds on the principles of entering (irimi) and turning (tenkan) combined with 'breath power' taught in the first volume, providing the practitioner with step-by-step instructions that will enrich knowledge acquired in the dojo. Illustrated with over 1,100 photographs of the author demonstrating each technique, this will be an indispensable guide for students of Aikido who wish to deepen their knowledge of the techniques, which, in the words of the Founder himself, have 'unlimited application.'

Moriteru Ueshiba was born in 1951, the grandson of Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido, and son of hte late Kisshomaru Ueshiba, the second Doshu. He graduated from Meiji Gakuin University in 1976, became master of teh Aikido World Headquarters in 1986, and in 1996 he became Aikido Doshu after is father's death, and the permanent chairman of the international Aikido Federaton in te same year. He holds several important posts related to the martial arts and is a trustee of the Nippon Budokan, the 'hall of martial arts' located in central Tokyo.

Contents

Foreword
Aikido techniques
Improving the level of training
Beath power (Kokyu-ryoku)
Chapter One Throwing Techniques
1 Irimi-nage
Morote-dori Irimi-nage (irimi)
Morote-dori irimi nage (tenkan I & II)
Kata-dori shomen-uchi irimi-nage
Ushiro ryokata-dori irimi-nage
Hanmi-hantachi shomen-uchi irimi-nage
Hanmi-hantachi yokomen-uchi irimi-nage
2 Shiho-nage
Morote-dori shiho-nage omote (I, II, & III)
Kata-dori shomenuchi shiho-nage omote
Ushiro ryokata-dori shiho-nage omote
Hanmi-hantachi ryote-dori shiho-nage omote
Hanmi-hantachi ryote-dori shiho-nage ura
Hanmi-hantachi yokomen-uchi shiho-nage omote
3 Kaiten-nage
Shomen-uchi kaiten-nage
Hanmi-hantachi katate-dori kaiten-nage (uchi-kaiten)
4 Aiki-otoshi
Mae ryokata-dori aiki-otoshi
Ushiro ryokata-dori aiki-otoshi
5 Koshi-nage
Ryote-dori koshi-nage (I & II)
Morote-dori koshi-nage (I, II, & III)
Ushiro ryo-tekubi-dori koshi-nage (I & II)
Katate-dori koshi-nage (I & II)
6 Juji-garami
Morote-dori juji-garami (I & II)
Ushiro ryo-tekubi-dori juji-garami
Kata-dori shomen-uchi juji-garami (I & II)
7 Kokyu-nage
Morote-dori kokyu-nage I, II, III, & IV)
Ryote-dori kokyu-nage (I, II, & III)
Ushiro ryo-tekubi-dori kookyu-nage
Katate-dori kokyu-nage (uchi-kaiten)
Katate-dori kokyu-nage (soto-kaiten)
Kata-dori shomen-uchi kokyu-nage (I, & II)
From fundamental technique to adavanced technique, on to variations
Chapter Two Throwing and pinning conbination techniques
1 Kote-gaeshi
Yokomen-uchi kote-gaeshi (I & II)
Morote-dori kote-gaeshi
Kata-dori shomen-uchi kote-gaeshi
Ushiro kubijime kote-gaeshi
Hanmi-hantachi shomen-uchi kote-gaeshi
Hanmi-hantachi yokomen-uchi kote-gaaeshi
From fundamental technique to advanced technique, on to variations
Chapter Three Pinning Techniques
1 Dai-ikkyo
Yokomen-uchi dai-ikkyo (irimi) omote
Yokomen-uchi dai-ikkyo (irimi) ura
Yokomen-uchi dai-ikkyo (tenshin) omote
Yokomen-uchi dai-ikkyo (tenshin) ura
Morote-dori dai-ikkyo (irimi) omote
Morote-dori dai-ikkyo (irimi) ura
Kata-dori shomen-uchi dai-ikkyo (irimi) omote
Kata-dori shomen-uchi dai-ikkyo (irimi) ura
Kata-dori shomen-uchi dai-ikkyo (tenkan) omote
Kata-dori shomen-uchi dai-ikkyo (tenkan) ura
Ushiro ryokata-dori dai-ikkyo omote
Ushiro ryokata-dori dai-ikkyo ura
Ushiro eri-dori dai-ikkyo omote
Ushiro eri-dori dai-ikkyo ura
Hanmi-hantachi shomen-uchi dai-ikkyo omote
Hanmi-hantachi shomen-uchi dai-ikkyo ura
2 Dai-nikyo
Yokomen-uchi dai-nikyo (irimi) omote
Yokomen-uchi dai-nikyo (irimi) ura
Yokomen-uchi dai-nikyo (tenshin) omote
Yokomen-uchi dai-nikyo (tenshin) ura
Morote-dori dai-nikyo (irimi) omote
Morote-dori dai-nikyo (irimi) ura
Morote-dori dai-sankyo (tenkan) omote
Morote-dori dai-sankyo (tenkan) ura
Kata-dori shomen-uchi dai-nikyo (irimi) omote
Kata-dori shomen-uchi dai-nikyo (irimi) ura
Kata-dori shomen-uchi dai-nikyo (tenkan) omote
Kata-dori shomen-uchi dai-nikyo (tenkan) ura
Ushiro ryokata-dori dai-nikyo omote
Ushiro ryokata-dori dai-nikyo ura
Muna-dori dai-nikyo omote
Muna-dori dai-nikyo ura
Hanmi-hantachi shomen-uchi dai-nikyo omote
Hanmi-hantachi shomen-uchi dai-nikyo ura
3 Dai-Sankyo
Yokomen-uchi dai-sankyo (irimi) omote
Yokomen-uchi dai-sankyo (irimi) ura
Yokomen-uchi dai-sankyo (tenshin) omote
Yokomen-uchi dai-sankyo (tenshin) ura
Morote-dori dai-sankyo (irimi) omote
Morote-dori dai-sankyo (irimi) ura
Morote-dori dai-sankyo (tenkan) omote
Morote-dori dai-sankyo (tenkan) ura
Kata-dori shomen-uchi dai-sankyo (irimi) omote
Kata-dori shomen-uchi dai-sankyo (irimi) ura
Kata-dori shomen-uchi dai-sankyo (tenkan) omote
Kata-dori shomen-uchi dai-sankyo (tenkan) ura
Ushiro ryokata-dori dai-sankyo omote
Ushiro ryokata-dori dai-sankyo ura
Ushiro kubijime dai-sankyo omote
Ushiro kubijime dai-sankyo ura
Ushiro ryohiji-dori dai-sankyo omote
Ushiro ryohiji-dori dai-sankyo ura
Hanmi-hantachi shomen-uchi dai-sankyo omote
Hanmi-hantachi shomen-uchi dai-sankyo ura
4 Dai-Yonkyo
Yokomen-uchi dai-yonkyo (irimi) omote
Yokomen-uchi dai-yonkyo (irimi) ura
Yokomen-uchi dai-yonkyo (tenshin) omote
Yokomen-uchi dai-yonkyo (tenshin) ura
Morote-dori dai-yonkyo (irimi) omote
Morote-dori dai-yonkyo (irimi) ura
Morote-dori dai-yonkyo (tenkan) omote
Morote-dori dai-yonkyo (tenkan) ura
Kata-dori shomen-uchi dai-yonkyo (irimi) omote
Kata-dori shomen-uchi dai-yonkyo (irimi) ura
Kata-dori shomen-uchi dai-yonkyo (tenkan) omote
Kata-dori shomen-uchi dai-yonkyo (tenkan) ura
Ushiro ryokata-dori dai-yonkyo omote
Ushiro ryokata-dori dai-yonkyo ura
Ushiro kubijime dai-yonkyo omote
Ushiro kubijime dai-yonkyo ura
Hanmi-hantachi shomen-uchi dai-yonkyo omote
Hanmi-hantachi shomen-uchi dai-yonkyo ura
5 Hiji-gime
Shomen-uchi hiji-gime
Yokomen-uchi hiji-gime
Katate-dori hiji-gime
Ushiro eri-dori hiji-gime
From fundamental technique to advanced technique, on to variations
Chapter Four Weapon Taking
1 Tanto-dori
Tanto-dori (zagi shomen-uchi dai-gokyo) omote
Tanto-dori (zagi shomen-uchi dai-gokyo) ura
Tanto-dori (yokomen-uchi dai-gokyo) omote
Tanto-dori (yokomen-uchi dai-gokyo) ura
Tanto-dori (tsuki ude-nobashi)
Tanto-dori (tsuki kote-gaeshi)
Tanto-dori (tsuki hiji-gime)
2 Jo-dori
Jo-dori (irimi-nage)
Jo-dori (shiho-nage)
Jo-dori (kote-gaeshi)
Jo-dori (juji-garami)
Jo-dori (hiji-gime)
3 Tachi-dori
Tachi-dori (irimi-nage)
Tachi-dori (shiho-nage)
Tachi-dori (kote-gaeshi)
Tachi-dori (hiji-gime)
Tachi-dori Kokyu-nage (I & II)
From fundamental technique to advanced technique, on to variations
Chapter Five Multiple Attackers
1 Futari-dori
Futari-dori (kokyu-ho)
Futari-dori (shiho-nage)
Futari-dori (dai-nikyo)
Futari-dori (kokyu-nage)
The origin and development of Aikido
ractice led by the Three Aikido doshu
The life of Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido
The organization and development of Aikido… (mer)