Unraveling Aiki Through Kenjutsu DVD by Tomohiro Ishikawa
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EXPLORING THE ESSENCE OF DAITO-RYU & AIKIDO
SEEKING THE ANSWER DISCOVERED BY SOKAKU TAKEDA THROUGH KENJUTSU
WHAT WAS SOKAKU TAKEDA’S ANSWER?
Hakki, Aiki, Taichuken...
Discovering the nature of Aiki through swordsmanship—and how to develop it.
Sokaku Takeda, the great figure who revitalized Daito-ryu, is said to have studied:
• Aizu-han Denkei Ono-ha Itto-ryu Kenjutsu*
• Jikishinkage-ryu Kenjutsu
*The sword tradition said to have been transmitted to Kakuyoshi Yamamoto of Daito-ryu.
Could it be that the classical schools of Japanese swordsmanship once possessed methods for generating Aiki from the lightest contact between two blades—neutralizing an opponent’s power while keeping the upper body completely relaxed?
I call this “Aiki through the unity of sword and jujutsu.”
— Tomohiro Ishikawa, Aikido Rakushinkan
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 1: What Is Aiki?
INTRODUCTION 2: Understanding Aiki
■ CHAPTER 1: FUNDAMENTALS — One Movement, One Beat
• One Movement, One Beat
• Ken-Shin-Fui — Sword and Body as One
• The Triangle Gong
• Shin-Ken-Fui and Two Steps, One Sword
• Mind, Body and Sword as One; One Step, One Sword
■ CHAPTER 2: PRACTICAL APPLICATION — Applying the Triangle Gong
• What Is a Defeated Uke?
• What Is a Victorious Uke?
• Stages of Victory
■ CHAPTER 3: VARIATIONS — Hakki & Aiki
• What Is Hakki?
• Hakki, Aiki and Ryuro Muge
■ CHAPTER 4: APPLICATION — Kiriotoshi
• Essential Principles of Kiriotoshi
• Ken-Shin-Fui — Attacking While Receiving
• Shin-Ken-Fui — Entering with Two Steps, One Sword
• Mind, Body and Sword as One — Entering with One Step, One Sword
• What Is Munen Muso?
• Tanden Breathing Method
■ CHAPTER 5: ADVANCED STUDY — Taichuken
• What Is Taichuken?
• How Taichuken Is Developed
• From Swordsmanship to Empty-Hand Technique
• Cultivating Taichuken
• Aiki Through the Wrist
• Aiki Through the Body
About the Instructor:
Aikido instructor and founder of the Rakushinkan organization. Inspired by the philosophy of Kenzo Awa, Ishikawa has devoted himself to pursuing these principles. He studied under Zenyu Nagao and Yoshitoshi Hiraoka of the Kakuyoshi Yamamoto lineage of Daito-ryu. He serves as an authorized assistant instructor in Aizu-han Denkei Ono-ha Itto-ryu, Daito-ryu Aiki Jujutsu, and Mugen Shinto-ryu Iaijutsu.
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