The Principles of Advanced Budo

Major Takeshin Okuden explained! Now you can understand that which makes your techniques work and correct them when they don't! Major Principles include Alignment, Allowing, Attack Detail, Attitude, Avoiding Direct Conflict, Conforming, Connection, Context, Continuity, Controlling Circularity, Controlling Vision, Hidden in the Open, In/Yo, Kuzushi Detail, Minimization, Preparing, Relaxation, Sensitivity, Skeletal Locking, Transmutation, Weight Use. Also included are 5 uncategorized principles including Methods of Power, Principles of Reception, Principles of Kicking, Principles of Training, and Universal Principles.
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CONTENTS

PART 1:
PRINCIPLES and the TEACHING METHOD...7
1. PRINCIPLE DISCOVERED...9
2. TECHNIQUE vs. FORM vs. PRINCIPLES...15
3. ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGE...19
Takeshin Kuden...21 Takeshin Okuden...22
4. REVEALING THE SECRETS...29

PART 2:
KUDEN TO OKUDEN...33
1. ALIGNMENT...34
2. ALLOW...42
3. ATTACK DETAIL...46
4. ATTITUDE...50
5. AVOID DIRECT CONFLICT /
INDIRECTNESS...54
6. CONFORM / CONTOUR...68
7. CONNECTION...74
8. CONTEXT...80
9. CONTINUITY...84
10. CONTROL CIRCULARITY...88
11. CONTROL VISION...106
12. HIDDEN IN THE OPEN...110
13. IN/YO...118
14. KUZUSHI DETAIL...132
15. MINIMIZE...136
16. PREPARE...140
17. RELAX...144
18. SENSITIVITY...150
19. SKELETAL LOCKING...156
20. TRANSMUTATION...162
21. WEIGHT CONTROL...172

PART 3:
UNCATEGORIZED CONCEPTS...187
1. Methods of Power...188
2. Principles of Reception...192
3. Principles of Kicking...194
4. Principles of Training...198
5. Universal Principles...200

PART 4:
GUIDING PRINCIPLES...203
An Integration of the 21 Kuden...205
A Final Note...206

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