The principles of Aikido
Mitsugi Saotome – a direct student of Aikido’s founder – systematically demonstrates the full range of Aikido’s throwing and pinning techiniques, from ikkyo to koshinage. Saotome also discusses some of Aikido’s philosophical principles, including musubi (harmonious connection), kokyu (contraction and expansion), and taninzudori (principle of multiple attack). The elegance and precision of Saotome’s technique... more »