60 Self Defense Techniques from Kobujutsu Book by Fumio Sakurai (Preowned)
Manual from Fumio Sakurai, creator of SA Aikido, a form of Aikido that is designed to be used in combat. This book is mostly anime style drawings illustrating the techniques.
About the Author:
Fumio Sakurai (Aikido SA Representative Master) Born in 1954, Sakurai entered Aikido Yoshinkan and apprenticed under the late Gozo Shioda, renowned as a master. Alongside teaching at the Yoshinkan Headquarters Dojo, he instructs at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (riot police, special forces, VIP guards, etc.). He holds the sixth-degree Headquarters Master rank. After retiring from Yoshinkan, he founded Aikido SA in 1991 to systematize practical Aikido, drawing from his interactions with diverse martial artists and fighters, including K-1 Director Ishii Kazuyoshi and Shooto founder Sayama Satoru. He assumed the role of representative instructor and actively promotes and advances Aikido through seminars, writing, and television appearances.
Language: Japanese
Length: 96 pages