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Morihiro Saito. Traditional Aikido. Volume 1: Basic Techniques

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Morihiro Saito. Traditional Aikido. Volume 1: Basic Techniques
Minato Research & Publishing Company, 1973. — 134 p. — ISBN: 0-87040-266-8.
This is the first volume in a series of five. Four years after the founder passed away, Saito Morihiro Shihan laid the foundation of his systematic approach to the art. The book contains the basic moves for training with sword, empty hands and staff, presenting Aikido as a combined system (Riai). Hundreds of technical photos illustrate the brief text, complemented by a number of historical photos of the founder and then Doshu Kisshomaru as well as shots of training scenes in Iwama.
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