Judo Taiso: How to Practice Aiki no Jutsu based on Judo Principles Book by Kenji Tomiki (Preowned)

Judo Taiso (柔道体操) is an important early work by renowned martial artist and educator Kenji Tomiki, a prominent student of both judo founder Jigoro Kano and aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba. The subtitle translates as “A Method of Practicing the Art of Aiki Based on Judo Principles.”

In this work, Tomiki presents a systematic approach to practicing aiki techniques through the educational and technical principles of Kodokan Judo. His aim was to organize techniques involving distance, movement, balance breaking, atemi (striking), joint control, and throwing into a rational training method that could be practiced safely and progressively.

The material reflects Tomiki's efforts to reconcile judo and aikido, treating the techniques of aiki as an extension of the broader principles of judo rather than as an entirely separate discipline. These ideas would become important to the development of the system later known as Tomiki Aikido or Shodokan Aikido.

A historically significant reference for practitioners and collectors interested in Kenji Tomiki, early aikido, Kodokan Judo, Shodokan Aikido, and the development of modern Japanese budo.

Japanese language

Published in 1983

166 pages