Mastering the Essence of "Aiki" through Rigorous Training! Practical exercises and three principles of movement that enhance correct fundamentals!!

This volume delves into the foundational and essential training methods of Daito-ryu Aiki Bujutsu, inherited by martial arts legends Takeda Soka-kaku, Sagawa Yukiyoshi, and Yoshimaru Keisetsu. Under the meticulous guidance of Shoji Arimitsu, the second-generation Soke of the Aiki Rentai Kai, this DVD comprehensively explains the methods to achieve and apply "Aiki-age" — the core principle and training essential of Daito-ryu Aiki Bujutsu.

In this second volume, you will learn practical exercises that refine basic techniques, Sagawa Yukiyoshi Sensei's secret methods of power control, and the three principles of movement crucial to mastering "Aiki."

CONTENTS:

Chapter 1: Practical Exercises

• Using passive force to release opponent's energy to the ground
  • When entrusted with full weight suddenly
• Flexibly responding using tanden and the central line
  • When pushed without being held from above
  • When pulled without being held from above
  • When pushed inwardly from the outside
• Flexible response to cases outside the basics
  • Gripping four fingers instead of the wrist
  • Grasped with both hands and hung down

Chapter 2: Advanced Techniques

• Power sealing (Part 1): Tips in basic form
• Power sealing (Part 2): When the opponent grabs further than the wrist
• Power sealing (Part 3): When one hand is grabbed by both hands
• Application: When one hand is grabbed by both in pairs

Chapter 3: Essence of Aiki-age

• Gravity control movement
  • Against both hands taking
  • Against elbow grabbing
  • Against chest grabbing
• Flexor muscle control movement
  • Aiki-age of retraction
  • Aiki-age of winding up
  • Aiki-age of winding from below
• Buoyancy control movement
  • Aiki-age 1 using buoyancy control movement
  • Aiki-age 2 using buoyancy control movement: Hug arms
  • Aiki-age 3 using buoyancy control movement: Grab shoulders

Chapter 4: Aiki-age Demonstration

• Application demonstration of Aiki-age
• Aiki-age lowering demonstration

Guidance and Supervision: Shoji Arimitsu
Originally from Kagoshima Prefecture. In 2001, he joined the Aiki Rentai Kai after reading "Secrets of Aikido" by the late Keisetsu Yoshimaru Sensei. After Yoshimaru Sensei fell ill in 2004, he assisted in conducting seminars. He was appointed as the second-generation Soke of the Aiki Rentai Kai by Yoshimaru Sensei, dedicating himself to the advancement and dissemination of Daito-ryu more than ever before.

Run time: 55 min.

Language: Japanese

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