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Attacks in Aikido - book by Stefan Stenudd.
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How to do kogeki, the attack techniques
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Attacks in Aikido.
Attacks in Aikido
How to do Kogeki, the Attack Techniques

For the first time: an aikido book that focuses on the attack techniques. Already a bestseller at Amazon! Although aikido is a purely defensive martial art, attack techniques need to be practiced in order for the training partners to exercise the defense against them. And for the aikido skills to increase, the attacking skills must improve accordingly.
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The book
This book presents all the attacks practiced in aikido – grips as well as strikes, punches, and kicks. Also attacks with a sword, a stick, and a knife are included. Each of these attack techniques is examined in depth, with lots of advice and pointers for beginners as well as advanced aikido students.
     The book also contains commented lists of all possible combinations of attack and defense techniques. A dictionary of the aikido terminology is included, too.

The author
Stefan Stenudd is a 6 dan Aikikai aikido instructor, member of the International Aikido Federation Directing Committee, the Swedish Aikikai Grading Committee, and the Swedish Budo Federation Board. He has practiced aikido since 1972. Presently he teaches aikido and iaido at his dojo Enighet in Malmo, Sweden, and at seminars in several European countries.
     He is also an author, artist, and historian of ideas. He has published a number of books in Swedish and English, both fiction and non-fiction. Among the latter are books about aikido and aikibatto, also a guide to the lifeforce qi, and a Life Energy Encyclopedia. In Swedish, he has written an interpretation of the Chinese classic Tao Te Ching, and of the Japanese samurai classic Book of Five Rings. In the history of ideas he studies the thought patterns of creation myths, as well as Aristotle’s Poetics.
     He has previously written the aikido bestsellers Aikido Principles and Aikibatto: Sword Exercises for Aikido Students. He is, of course, also the writer of everything on this website.

Contents
Here is the book's table of contents:

Foreword 7
Introduction 9
Tori and uke 10
Kogeki 13
Tables of techniques 14
Glossary 15
Attack basics 17
Empty mind 17
Pursure 18
Posture 19
Kamae 21
Functionality 23
Unbendable arm 24
Precision 26
Center 28
Ki 30
Ukemi 34
KOGEKI – attacks in aikido 37
Aihanmi relation 39
Aihanmi katatedori 39
Shomenuchi 41
Shomenate 42
Tsuki 44
Maegeri 47
Gyakuhanmi relation 51
Gyakuhanmi katatedori 51
Ryotedori 53
Katadori 54
Ryokatadori 55
Munedori 56
Sodedori 57
Ryosodedori 57
Ryohijidori 58
Yokomenuchi 59
Katadori menuchi 60
Kata katatedori 62
Yokotsuki 63
Mawashigeri 64
Ushiro relation 67
Morotedori 67
Ushiro ryotedori 69
Ushiro ryokatadori 70
Kubishime 71
Eridori 72
Kakaedori 73
Ushiro ryosodedori 75
Ushiro ryohijidori 76
Strikes from behind 77
Weapons 79
Tanto 81
Bokken 87
Jo 105
Tables of the aikido techniques and attacks 119
General principles 121
Tori principles 123
Uke principles 125
Lists of techniques 129
Tachiwaza mae (standing, attacks from the front) 129
Tachiwaza ushiro (standing, attacks from the rear) 135
Suwariwaza (tori and uke sitting) 139
Hanmi handachiwaza (tori sitting, uke standing) 143
Tantodori (defense against knife) 149
Tachidori (defense against sword) 153
Jodori (defense against staff) 159
Kaeshiwaza (counter techniques) 163
Henkawaza (changed techniques) 167
Renzokuwaza (consecutive techniques) 171
Glossary of aikido terms 173

Samples
Here are two short chapters from the book, as Acrobat PDF files in computer screen resolution (72 DPI):
     Introduction
     Gyakuhanmi relation

How to get the book
If you want to buy the book, you can do so at most international web based bookstores, such as Amazon and the like. Here are links to the book on Amazon US and Amazon UK. Use the latter if you are European - then you get the book cheaper and quicker. Otherwise, you may want to buy it at Amazon US.
At Amazon US:
Amazon US
At Amazon UK:
Amazon UK

Attacks in Aikido
How to do Kogeki, the Attack Techniques

by Stefan Stenudd
Paperback, 190 pages
ISBN: 978-91-7894-025-7






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Stefan Stenudd
is an author and aikido instructor, 6 dan Aikikai Shihan, Vice Chairman of the International Aikido Federation. He also teaches the sword art iaido. He has written several books about aikido and other Japanese and Chinese traditions.