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The Hidden Roots of Aikido: Aiki Jujutsu Daitoryu - Secret Techniques of an Ancient Martial Art
The Daitoryu is a brutally effective fighting method thought to have been first developed more than a thousand years ago by members of the Japanese imperial family. It was then refined and honed in great secrecy through centuries of hand-to-hand combat by highly trained warriors. Its
techniques were jealously guarded until late in the nineteenth century, when it was first introduced to the world by master Sokaku Takeda, who began to accept students from around the country.
It was this tradition that Morihei Ueshiba spent years studying just before he set out on his own to found Aikido-which has in recent years become one of the world's most popular martial arts. The roots of Aikido are in the Daitoryu, and for that reason Aikido practitioners will want to learn all
they can about this martial art.
The Hidden Roots of Aikido is the first book to appear in English that offers a detailed visual introduction to techniques of the Daitoryu tradition. Heavily illustrated with approximately 800 photographs, it gives a clear, complete picture of the steps involved in about 90 techniques. Its
substantial section on history and theory takes a close look at the Daitoryu's historical background and philosophy, while a glossary of terms provides a handy list of the most important terms.
The Hidden Roots of Aikido will be an indispensable learning tool for students of the Daitoryu, and a valuable reference for other martial arts practitioners.
techniques were jealously guarded until late in the nineteenth century, when it was first introduced to the world by master Sokaku Takeda, who began to accept students from around the country.
It was this tradition that Morihei Ueshiba spent years studying just before he set out on his own to found Aikido-which has in recent years become one of the world's most popular martial arts. The roots of Aikido are in the Daitoryu, and for that reason Aikido practitioners will want to learn all
they can about this martial art.
The Hidden Roots of Aikido is the first book to appear in English that offers a detailed visual introduction to techniques of the Daitoryu tradition. Heavily illustrated with approximately 800 photographs, it gives a clear, complete picture of the steps involved in about 90 techniques. Its
substantial section on history and theory takes a close look at the Daitoryu's historical background and philosophy, while a glossary of terms provides a handy list of the most important terms.
The Hidden Roots of Aikido will be an indispensable learning tool for students of the Daitoryu, and a valuable reference for other martial arts practitioners.
- GenresMartial Arts
216 pages, Hardcover
First published March 15, 1999
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February 27, 2016
Well, I don't like cheesy book titles like this, "hidden", "secret techniques", etc... by definition you do not write a book to be sold worldwide about something secret, but I guess they needed something to make it sell...
Anyway, to put it simply, Sokaku Takeda is the 35th Grand Master of the Daitoryu tradition. Morihei Ueshiba, creator of Aikido, was his most famous student. Nothing "hidden" here. As lineage is known.
Excerpt from the book :
"Many techniques describe in The Hidden Roots of Aikido are dangerous and should be attempted only under the supervision of a master Daitoryu practitioner. The publisher is not responsible for injurie that result from readers' practice of any of these techniques."
Anyway, to put it simply, Sokaku Takeda is the 35th Grand Master of the Daitoryu tradition. Morihei Ueshiba, creator of Aikido, was his most famous student. Nothing "hidden" here. As lineage is known.
Excerpt from the book :
"Many techniques describe in The Hidden Roots of Aikido are dangerous and should be attempted only under the supervision of a master Daitoryu practitioner. The publisher is not responsible for injurie that result from readers' practice of any of these techniques."
August 31, 2007
Teknik-teknik yang diperagakan di dalam buku ini menggambarkan beberapa segi aspek beladiri aiki-jutsu yang aplikatif dalam pertarungan - diharapkan pembaca dapat memahami evolusi teknik dari aiki-jutsu menjadi aikido.
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