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Aikido DVDs

 

Aikido Technique

Morihei Ueshiba O'sensei, the founder of Aikido
6 part series 

Morihiro Saito
The Lost Seminars, Parts 1, 2, and 3

Shoji Nishio
Nishio Aikido: 3 DVD set (6 volumes)
Available as a set with the accompanying book, Yurusu Budo.

Nishio Sensei demonstrates shiho-nage. Common
mistakes to avoid. Bokken and jo applications.

 

Nishio Sensei demonstrates Irimi-nage (Youtube.)
"At the moment of contact the fight is already over.
It's done this way."

 

Hiroshi Ikeda
Koshi  ('hips'/ koshi-nage)
"More than 25 different koshinage (hip throw) techniques. . . . Koshinage demonstrates many of the principles found in Aikido, including center, balance, and integrity of movement."

Za  ('to be seated'/ suwariwaza)
"Ikeda sensei skillfully demonstrates aikido suwariwaza, from basic drills to advanced applications. Suwariwaza are excellent aids to center development."

Irimi  ('entering'/ irimi-nage)
"From classic forms to powerful freestyle, Hiroshi Ikeda sensei presents a wide range of iriminage interpretations, applications and training approaches. The attacks, footwork, ukemi, and undeniably effective iriminage demonstrations offer exciting study material for beginners and advanced students alike."

"Aikido works. Your Aikido doesn't. Don't confuse the two."
-Hiroshi Ikeda

 

Aikido Weapons

 

Morihiro Saito
Aiki Ken
Aiki Jo

Shoji Nishio
Nishio Aikido: 3 DVD set (6 volumes)
Features weapons--bokken, jo, and iaido--applications for Aikido techniques.

Hiroshi Ikeda
Buki
Ikeda Sensei "offers a fresh look at jo and bokken training and redefines their potential to enhance your search for center. The video contains jo and bokken fundamentals, intricate kata with jo against bokken, and methods to integrate the power of the weapons to your center."

 

 

-Related links-
Aikido Books
Aikido Video Clips
Martial Arts Movies