AIKI NO KATEI: The Curriculum of Aiki

(official handbooks of TAKESHIN AIKI-JU-JUTSU)

All our technical manuals are intended for student use and are self-published. All our manuals are 8.5 x 11 with spiral bindings for ease of reference on a flat surface. They contain a wealth of information in the form of illustrations and reproduced photographs, descriptions and essays.

Aiki no Katei

Aiki-no-Katei: Volume 1 – Hachikyu and Shichikyu Waza

Hachikyu waza is basic wrist releases and pivoting. Topics include: 8 preliminaries, wrist exercises, stances and walking, 8 standing hachikyu techniques, and hachikyu suwari methods. Shichikyu waza are basic takedowns including ude-otosu odori (ikkyo) and kagi (nikyo) with variations. Topics include: 7 divisions of shichikyu techniques with variations, shichikyu suwari methods. (105 pages)
AnK-1, $18.00

Aiki-no-Katei: Volume 2 – Rokkyu and Gokyu Waza

Rokkyu waza is the sister list to shichikyu. It continues the takedowns of shichikyu and includes kote hineri (sankyo) and tekubi osae/gyakon (yonkyo). Other topics include: 4 preliminaries, 8 divisions of rokkyu techniques. Gokyu level begins body throws like koshi nage and seoinage, throwing by locks (kote gaeshi, gyakon nage) as well as throws without body lifting or locks like aiki-ura-ude seoinage (ude-kime nage/tenbin nage) and aiki-seoinage. (112 pages)
AnK-2, $18.00

Aiki-no-Katei: Volume 3 – Yonkyu Waza and Sankyu, Nikyu,
Ikkyu Waza, Part I

Yonkyu level makes throws less physical and includes tobi nage (flying throws) also known as kokyu nage (air throws). Sankyu, nikyu, ikkyu level begins kicks and kick defenses and well as combinations and escapes from various attacks. Includes the essay SOLO AIKI KATA.
(103 pages)
AnK-3, $18.00

Aiki-no-Katei: Volume 4 – Sankyu, Nikyu, Ikkyu Waza,
Part II, Shodan

The second part of sankyu, nikyu and ikkyu groups previous techniques by families, discusses form of entry, suwari and hanmi-hantachi variations, all of which prepares the student for shodan. Includes the essays THE AIKI UKE and AIKI KUMITE. (99 pages)
AnK-4, $18.00

Aiki-no-Katei: Volume 5 – Nidan Waza

Nidan and sandan waza specialize in variations of shodan waza, however, there is a special emphasis in nidan on ude-otosu-odori (ikkyo). New techniques include forms of kote hineri, kote gaeshi, tobi nage, tomoenage, and kaeshi waza. Nidan requirements include futari waza (defense vs. 2 people), bo and jo tori and jiyu kumite (randori). Includes the essay AIKI KUDEN. (92 pages)
AnK-5, $15.00

Aiki-no-Katei: Volume 6 – Sandan Waza

Sandan level emphasizes kote hineri (sankyo) but also includes variations of kote gaeshi, tobi nage, sumi gaeshi, irimi nage and kaeshi waza. Requirements cover sannin-waza (defense vs. 3 people), bokken and tanto tori, and freestyle. Includes the essay ANOTHER APPROACH TO AIKI INSTRUCTION. (116 pages)
AnK-6, $18.00

Aiki-no-Katei: Volume 7 – Yondan Waza

Shime-waza (choking) as well as 5 divisions of nage waza, tobi nage, koshi nage, shoulder shrugging techniques (from headlocks). Yondan emphasizes Kaeshi waza (countering) and the ken-tori-no-kata (sword taking form). (103 pages)
AnK-7, $18.00

Aiki-no-Katei: Volume 8 – Godan Waza

"Master level" instruction introduces minimal motion techniques, medical practices, energy flow, and unites hard and soft elements of the TAKESHIN system. Among the topics are external and internal health, external and internal psychology, external and internal energy flow, external and internal striking. (190 pages)
AnK-8, $24.00