Kodo Horikawa is one of the notable students of Sokaku Takeda, who is the first to teach Daitoryu. Horikawa unique in his “soft” Aiki. The first part of the DVD is clips of Horikawa performing examples of the “soft” aiki techniques. Following Horikawa’s demonstration is a detailed explanation of Horikawa’s techniques provided by Osamu Makita. This DVD is essential material for anyone interested in exploring the techniques of Horikawa and Seigo Okamoto, a student of Horikawa and founder of the Roppokai.