Go-Do: A Mind-Body Conditioning Martial Art DVD by Makoto Saegusa

1st Airborne Brigade × Noguchi Seitai × Aikido Where rigorous training meets precise body adjustment—mastering real-world, combat-effective aikido.

Go-Do is a unique mind-body martial and healing art created by Makoto Saegusa, a rare martial artist whose path combined service in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade, deep study of Noguchi Seitai, and inner discipleship under Gozo Shioda in Yoshinkan Aikido.

Core principles:

• Attack and defense as one — not defeating the opponent, but mutually supporting and sustaining each other
• Lifelong cultivation — a practice for the whole life, not just youth
• Martial art and medicine united — offered as a practical, everyday training system
• Balance of hard, soft, and alignment

It teaches aikido that resolves in the instant of contact, step-by-step atemi as the foundation of kuzushi, and daily body conditioning that can be done anytime, anywhere: everyday life is the dojo.

Contents ● Fundamental body movement Knee-walking exercises / deep muscle strengthening (Plow Pose, Hope Form) / back-leg training

● Aikido of “attack & defense as one” Go-Do’s two-article pin / one-hand grab breakdown / releasing the sense of “possession”

● “Neri” (kneading/refining) practice Focus on coccyx and sacrum / applying the “hidden hand” / moving without twisting

● Core conditioning Yankee sit / shiko stomping / straddle walking / back-bend jumps / sanchin stance / breath work

● Go-Do thrusting Purpose of tsuki training / correct fist formation / finger strikes

● Keys to applying technique Seizing proper “order/sequence” / controlling angle and distance

● Martial art & medicine as one Strategic use of vital points / natural “order” of joints

About the Instructor:

Makoto Saegusa: Born 1954. Founder of Go-Do. As a boy he was given a terminal diagnosis of myasthenia gravis but recovered through Noguchi Seitai and entered the path of Eastern medicine. After serving in the 1st Airborne Brigade, he trained as an inner disciple in Noguchi Seitai and Yoshinkan Aikido. Independent seitai practitioner since 1984. Treated many celebrities, authored books, taught internationally. Relocated to Hokkaido after the disaster. Later overcame pancreatic cancer, developed practical Kata-kamuna tools, and founded the A.I.A. community. Teaches that true autonomy benefits others.

Language: Japanese

Run Time: 1 hour & 3 min.

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