Aikido Weapons Techniques: The Wooden Sword, Stick and Knife of Aikido

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Aikido Weapons Techniques: The Wooden Sword, Stick and Knife of Aikido
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Phong Thong Dang
By (author) Lynn Seiser
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreSports training and coaching
Oriental martial arts
ISBN/Barcode 9784805314296
ClassificationsDewey:796.8154
Audience
General
Edition Second Edition
Illustrations 250 b&w photos

Publishing Details

Publisher Tuttle Publishing
Imprint Tuttle Publishing
Publication Date 1 August 2017
Publication Country United States

Description

Master the wooden weapons used in Aikido with this comprehensive martial arts training manual. Although Aikido is often thought of as a nonviolent, noncompetitive martial art, the use of weapons was introduced by the art's founder O'Sensei Morihei Ueshiba. In fact, aikido techniques that use wooden weapons can enrich all aspects of your practice, helping you to understand both basic and advanced aikido technical tactics as well as conceptual strategies and skills.

Author Biography

Phong Thong Dang holds a sixth-degree black belt in Aikido, a sixth-degree black belt in Taekwondo, a fifth-degree black belt in Judo, and an eighth-degree black belt in Vietnamese Shaolin Kungfu. The World Martial Arts Hall of Fame inducted Phong twice: once for his expertise in Aikido and again for his lifelong dedication to the martial arts. He has been featured in Karate Illustrated, Aikido Journal, Aikido Today, Martial Arts and Combat Sports and Black Belt. He has practiced martial arts for over fifty years and currently teaches in southern California. Lynn Seiser is an internationally respected psychotherapist, consultant and trainer. Seiser has over three decades of martial arts training and experience. He currently holds the rank of Sandan (third-degree black belt) in Tenshinkai Aikido under Sensei Phong Thong Dang.

Reviews

"The book doesn't simply show you the 'step by steps', but details the technical execution and sequences and surrounding factors involved with performing any of the weapons techniques. Even after reading this book and scanning back through, Aikido Weapons Techniques becomes a scannable resource of training methods and is very handy to have in the martial artist's book collection." --Martial Arts & Action Movies blog