A NEW DVD SERIES!

Tony Annesi's MASTER CLASSES

"Your promos often speak of "higher ed for the martial artist," but that's not accurate enough. After all, that phrase covers everything from freshman intro classes to postgraduate research. This new material is out there somewhere in the post-doctorate range…. You could say so, except that it hardly has the same advertising ring. The original Principles of Advanced Budo was great,…Comparative Aiki was excellent, still unrivaled and even uncopied. Methods on the Edge of Aiki was better still. The Master Class series is the best so far. This is so far beyond what I've seen elsewhere that it really defines a new class of instructional DVD for martial study. Here the teaching is essentialized as one would minimize action in practice. (Notice I speak here only of the aiki related material and address only the fraction of your catalog I know.)" --Dr. C.W. DeMarco, professor of philosophy

Back Pressure Hard & Soft

An Aiki term coined by Soke Don Angier (Yanagi-ryu), Back Pressure can be applied to any martial art. Hanshi Annesi uses examples from Aiki, Judo, Karate, and Seiken Budo to illustrate methods by which this subtl idea can add ease and power to commonly used techniques. (2 hours)

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Unified & Segmented Body Movement

Every martial art uses both unified and segmented body movement. But few students understand how and when to use either. With examples form aiki, karate, judo, and seiken budo, Hanshi Annesi leads the martial artist to a deeper understanding of these important concepts that make techniques both stronger and easier to apply.
(2 hours)

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TRAPPING: Offensive & Defensive

Trapping is a logical extension of Receiving, Elbow Awareness, Segmented Body Motion, and Yeilding. Hanshi Annesi uses examples from Karate as well as from Seiken Budo to illustrate how you can easily add both offensive and defensive trapping to your self defense arnsenal. (2 hours)

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Elbow Awareness

The essence of Elbow Awareness is simple: pay attention to your own and your opponent's elbow. However, its applications are myriad in many different martial arts. Hanshi Annesi uses examples from Uechi, Isshin, Wing-chun, aiki, judo, and Seiken Budo to give a sense of the breadth of this fundamental concept. (2 hours)

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MC-11, ONLY $69 

The Second 5 Master Classes

Hard & Soft Passing , Yielding & Leading, Methods of Receiving, Alignment, and Principles Applied 2
5 DVDs, 10.5 hours of instruction

MC-Unit 2, ONLY $239  

Principles Applied 2

A review and summary of many principles previous covered in the Master Class series with emphasis on Passing, Yielding & Leading, Receiving,  Methods of Throwing, Off-balancing, and Weight Control. Hanshi Annesi offers all new examples from Judo, aiki, Karate, and Seiken Budo. A great way to review or a fine place to begin the study of principles. (2 hours)

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MC-10, ONLY $69  

Passing Hard & Soft

Passing is an extension of Receiving and leads to Trapping. Use passing to move the opponent, to get to his opposite side, or to guide him into a strike or disadvantageous position. Using examples from Aiki, Karate, Judo and Seiken Budo, Hanshi Annesi illustrates siimple "hard" passes, hard-soft passes, and flowing soft passes that quickly reduce the opponent to a defensive state and increase the chances of controlling him.
(2 hours)

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MC-9, ONLY $69  

Yielding & Leading

To receive an attack,you may block it or yield ground so it misses you, but to maintian control of the opponent, Yielding  must lead to Leading. Using examples from Boxing, Judo, Aiki, and Karate, Hanshi Annesi explains various methods of controling both the opponent's body and his mind to maximize self-defense success with minimal effort. (2 hours, 10 min.)

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MC-8, ONLY $69  

Methods of Receiving: • Hard • Soft

The proper Translation of "uke-waza" is not Blocking but Receiving. You may receive an attack by striking it, deflecting it, baiting it, or avoiding it altogether. The skill of your receiving technique determines the possibilities for your counter. Using examples from both Karate and Aiki, Hanshi Annesi explains the richness of this category of skills and its value in the serious study of advanced budo. (2 hours)

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MC-7, ONLY $69  

Aspects of Alignment: • Tactical • Technical

The study of Alignment has more variation and depth than is first apparent. The principle can apply to judo grips, facing a karate sparring partner, or arranging one's limbs to make an aiki throw easier. Using examples from judo, karate, aiki, and Takeshin Seiken Budo, Kyoshi Annesi explains the richness of this seemingly simple principle and its value in the serious study of advanced budo. (120 min.)

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MC-6, ONLY $69

The First 5 Master Classes

Principles Appied 1, Methods of Throwing, Aspects of Off-balancing, The Martial Use of Structuring, and The Martial Us eof Weight Control--5 DVDs, 10.5 hours of instruction. (See details and DVD SAMPLES below).

MC-Unit 1, ONLY $239  

Principles Applied

Principles are only valuable when they can be applied. They will vary according to the situation and the background of the martial artist. In this fascinating summary of four previous Master Classes, Kyoshi Annesi uses examples from Judo, Aiki, Karate, and Takeshin Seiken Budo, as well as student's contributions, to illustrate how principles combine to form unlimited self-defense techniques. COMPLETELY NEW! (2 hours, 10 min.)

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MC-5, ONLY $69

Methods of THROWING
for Soft & Hard Arts

Having understood off-balancing, you can progress to throwing, but there are so many different kinds of throws that it is difficult to understand what makes them work. Using examples from Judo, Aiki, Karate, and Takeshin Seiken Budo, Kyoshi Annesi reveals a simple way to categorize throws so you can easily analyze them and absorb the essence of what makes them work. (2 hours, 15 min.)

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MC-4, ONLY $69

Aspects of OFF-BALANCING: · Subtle · Partial · Complete

Kuzushi (off-balancing) was the secret Dr. Jigoro Kano discovered before founding Judo. Today that secret is taken for granted but, as the same time, is poorly understood.  Using examples from Judo, Aiki, Karate and Takeshin Seiken Budo, Kyoshi Annesi details various ways to subtly off-balance an opponent either to throw, to structure, or to follow-up with strikes. (2 hours, 15 min.)

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MC-3, ONLY $69  

Structuring for martial arts teaches both positive structuring for yourself and negatively the structuring of your opponent. Using examples from Aiki, Shotokan, Isshin, Uechi, Kempo, and Takeshin Karate, Kyoshi Annesi details various ways to test your own stability and use your opponent's stability to make him uncomfortably immobile. (2 hours.)
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MC-2, ONLY $69 

The Martial Use of WEIGHT CONTROL:
•Drop  •Shift  •Turn

Often the three principal uses of body weight (dropping, shifting, and turning) are overlooked in martial arts study and yet the proper use of one's weight can make defense and counterattack efficient, powerful, and difficult to perceive. Using examples from Judo, Aiki, Karate and Seiken Budo, Kyoshi Tony Annesi details various ways to apply subtle weight changes so you can use them in your own art. (120 min.)
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MC-1, ONLY $69

TRANSMUTATION

(NOW in our CLASSICS COLLECTION!)

3 DVDs, 5 hours

TRANSMUTATION (Part I)

Hanshi Bruce Juchnik (Sei Kosho Shorei Kai) and Shihan Tony Annesi (Takeshin Sogo Budo) teach you how to unify the arts by showing that, with small adjustments, a Lock is a Block is a Blow is a Throw. Bruce Juchnik is known for his relaxed presentation of unusual concepts. Tony Annesi is known for his organized and clear analysis of techniques. With them, you'll move from style to style, from technical shape to technical shape to bring many martial arts into the same family. Learn how form varies not only according to function but also according to cultural preference. The differences in styles are not in effectiveness but in appearance and sometimes incidental detail. When you can transmute your favorite blow into a throw, you have soft within your hard style. When you can transmute your favorite lock into a block, you have hard within your soft style. (1.5 hours.)
AK-13, $39.00

TRANSMUTATION (Part II)

Hanshi Juchnik on "always move twice" and "caging". Shihan Annesi on seeing advanced applications within basics. You will learn how to understand technical methods with "a masterís mind" by seeing beyond the surface form. Once you study principles (see PAB videos) and know how a technique works, you are then free to change its form while maintaining its essence. Even your most basic techniques hold within them advanced applications. Discover how! (1.5 hours)
AK-14, $39.00

TRANSMUTATION (Part III)

Juchnik applies his concepts to the use of a blade. Annesi unifies the theme and transmutes advanced techniques back to basic ones. The circle comes around. As an experienced martial artist, you do not have to practice every one of your 10,000 variations to stay skilled. You continue practicing basics, but perceive them with "a master's mind". For you, the advanced becomes simple because it always resided in the basic. Now you can transmute the basic into the advanced at will.
(2 hours.)
AK-15, $39.00

THE ROAD TO MASTERY

(NOW in our CLASSICS COLLECTION!)

5 DVDs, 9 hours
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THE ROAD TO MASTERY (Part I)

Travel with Willem deTHOUARS (Kuntao Silat), Bruce JUCHNIK (KoshoRyu), and Tony ANNESI (Takeshin Sogo Budo) as they show signposts on the technical journey toward Mastery. Your first signpost is, of course, Basics. But basics are more than they first appear. Even for a beginner, each art has a different concept of what basics should be. DeThouars and Juchnik discuss basics like perception and awareness while Annesi covers basics like stance and blocking stability. Not only must you master basics, you should also test them. Discover Shihan Annesi's unique way to test postural efficiency so you can improve your own. (2 hours)
AK-16, $39.00

THE ROAD TO MASTERY (Part II)

Basics become Forms and Techniques. You have practiced many basics as self-defense. More often, however, basics transmute into the more complicated combinations you know as kata or waza. Even these contain more than meet the eye. Annesi's bunkai of Tensho kata, for example, illustrates a point made in his earlier Transmutation videos (see above) and Cracking the Kata Code videos (see karate videos), that any form, whether a kata or a waza can hold enormous meaning below its surface. Learn how a simple kata can have subtle application that can be lost upon even those who practice it regularly. (1.5 hours)
AK-17, $39.00

THE ROAD TO MASTERY (Part III)

Form & Techniques produce Variation. For most students, improvement in the martial arts means adding to their list of techniques or variations. The more choices of techniques you have with which to respond to an attack, the better you are able to handle that attack. Variations are endless so it is logical that students perceive a large repertoire of variation as the pinnacle of martial development. This video suggests that Variation, although essential, is merely a stepping stone on your way toward mastery. (1.5 hours)
AK-18, $39.00

THE ROAD TO MASTERY (Part IV)

Variations lead to Principles. Once you have accumulated myriad variations, you must have a way to organize them. Even the master's mind cannot work if clogged by a mile-long menu of technical choices. This is why the next signpost on the road to mastery is understanding how variations can be summarized into a relatively small group of Principles (genri). Different arts approach Principle in different ways; but, to master an art, you must go beyond the accumulation of concretes to the integration of concepts. New to the study of principles? Not after you experience this signpost.
(2 hours)
AK-19, $39.00

THE ROAD TO MASTERY (Part V)

The fundament of freedom: Everything is Budo. When you integrate both techniques and principles, you go beyond shape, form, or style. Not only do your trained actions become automatic, but your everyday actions become structured with the new intent of self-defense. You now can turn any motion into a lock, a block, a blow, or a throw. Because budo has become part of your life, your life can serve as the shape, style and method of your budo. Beyond the gate of traditional budo lies the Road to Mastery. At the pinnacle of mastery lies Banji-wa budo desu (Everything is budo). (2 hours)
AK-20, $39.00

ROAD to MASTERY Mixed Media Set

9 HOURS OF DVDs plus the 190 page book!
RtMmms: ONLY $189.00

THE SCIENCE OF SOGO BUDO
The Past and Future of Traditionalism

(NOW in our CLASSICS COLLECTION!)

3 DVDs, 5 hours

Science of Sogo Budo 1

Ian Cyrus (inheritor of Choson-Do), Tony Annesi (Takeshin Sogo Budo) and Brian Wilkes (Seishi-ryu Sogo Budo) illustrate how to recognize your art for what it really is and really can be. Find out how to integrate hard and soft, large and small, striking, and locking methods without doing a disservice to your chosen martial art. Learn the 5 methods to "sogo-ize" your art, understand technical skills from an historical point of view, and discover why "style" is a necessary limitation that masters go beyond. Witness thought provoking viewpoints and beautifully conjoined techniques (from aiki, karate, Korean arts, Japanese sword, Chinese internal arts and others) — enough to keep you, the thinking martial artist, viewing this DVD set again and again. In Part 1, Shihan Annesi illustrates how a basic hook block can be used as a lock, a blow, or a throw; Kwang-jang (stylistic head) Ian Cyrus continues the theme, integrating Annesi's movements with techniques from his own art; and Brian Wilkes relates the theme to the Japanese sword. (1.75 hrs.)
AK-22, $39.00

Science of Sogo Budo 2

Annesi continues the sword analogy; Cyrus adds striking and kicking to the theme, and Wilkes completes his historical perspective. (2 hrs.)
AK-23, $39.00

Science of Sogo Budo 3

Annesi and Cyrus both discuss the concept of "styles," conclude the 5 principles of integration and relate them to various stylistic techniques. (2 hrs.)
AK-24, $39.00

The CHINESE (MARTIAL) CONNECTION
The Legacy of the Middle Kingdom

(NOW in our CLASSICS COLLECTION!)

3 DVDs, 5 hours

Chinese (Martial) Connection 1

Roberto Torres (Pencak Silat Perisai Setia), Ian Cyrus (Choson-Do), and Tony Annesi (Takeshin Sogo Budo) investigate the history of technique transmission throughout Asia. Sound a little too academic? Hardly! In part I, Guru Roberto Torres explains the Chinese origins of the Indonesian arts and illustrates the distinction between Pencak (Pentjak) and Silat with a fascinating series of avoidances, strikes, and takedowns. Kwang-jang Ian Cyrus relates his knowledge of Pa-kua (Ba-gwa) and its connection to other arts with techniques that approach at unusual angles. (2 hrs.)
AK-25, $39.00

Chinese (Martial) Connection 2

Shihan Tony Annesi shows a simple version of the Hakucho kata, relates it historically to China and then shows applications that look like aiki! Guru Torres relates entries and basic Jurus (forms) of the Indonesian arts to the previous material. (1.75 hrs.)
AK-26, $39.00

Chinese (Martial) Connection 3

Kwang-jang Cyrus introduces concepts of Chinese medicine and shows a Resuscitation "kata." Guru Torres introduces Indonesian grappling. Shihan Annesi relates previously seen techniques to the opening of Tekki Shodan (Naihanchi). (1.5 hrs.)
AK-27, $39.00

SOGO BUDO CLASSICS!
15 hours of Integrated Budo ON SPECIAL!

All three sets, normally $297!
Together ONLY $249!
You save $56!

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SBC, $249.00

PRINCIPLES of ADVANCED BUDO

(NOW in our CLASSICS COLLECTION!)

3 DVDs, 5 hours

Takeshin Okuden explained and illustrated as only video can.

Complemented by the 206 page book that allows quick reference to the principles (see Book section).

INFERIOR SUPERIORITY
GROUND DEFENSE: Avoid Grappling!

This is not about grappling. It is about AVOIDING GRAPPLING. Although grappling is an important combat skill, it is not suited for everyone. When you defend yourself, you do not spend more than a moment with one opponent unless absolutely necessary. Attackers know they can suddenly tackle and take down almost anyone! Now you will be able to fight back!

• Know what to do if you are kneeling, sitting, or lying down as an attacker approaches.
• Understand your options if he decides to rush you.
• Plan your escape even if he has you pinned down.

Although there is no guaranteed escape from every assailant in every situation, GROUND DEFENSE will prepare you for self-protection from many disadvantageous positions. Down is NOT OUT! 2.5 hours 
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AK-41: ONLY $79.00

ElevAted Elementals

Your basics, hard or soft, are the roots of and the key to learning advanced budo. DISCOVER:

• How to TEST basics
• How to choose the ideal "Proper" FORM
• How to vary and TRANSMUTE basics
• How to draw PRINCIPLES from VARIATIONS

With examples from Aiki, Karate, and Seiken Budo, this study is an introduction to and a summary of 15+ years of work in Sogo Budo. From the book by the same name. 2 hours, 30 min.
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AK-46, $79.00

DVD with 160 page book (normally $35):
EEmms, ONLY $99.00
 

SUPER SOGO SPECIAL

• Transmutation
• Road to Mastery
• Sciene of Sogo Budo
• Chinese (Martial) Connection
• Principles of Advanced Budo
• Inferior Superiority (Ground Defense)
• ElevAted Elementals

19 DVDs (34 hours!)
SSS: $599

TAKESHIN SEIKEN BUDO

The SECRETS OF SEIKEN BUDO
an introduction to BUSHIDO-KAI's private,
in-house martial art

Learn how to "fill the gaps" that most karate and aiki studies leave blank. SEIKEN BUDO (Combined Fist Martial Way) addresses striking, standing grappling, ground grappling, and weaponry. It deals with 5 ranges from very close to very far. In this 3-DVD set, Shihan Tony Annesi, founder of the family of integrated martial arts known as TAKESHIN SOGO BUDO, teaches you to employ defenses to standard lunge punches to link the sections Seiken Budo to each other. You'll pass though X-receptions and leg-entangles inspired by Shorinji Tetsu-Kenpo and Hapkido. Then youíll close the gap with techniques modified from Wu-wei Kung-fu. Finally, youíll draw in the opponent moving only minimally to defend yourself. This video set is a great benefit for both soft and hard stylists who want to expand the capabilities of their art as they deal with several ranges.
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The Skills & Drills of SEIKEN BUDO
Defend Against Any Angle of Attack!

2 DVDs, 4.5 hours

Integration Drills of Takeshin Seiken Budo: your key to rapid learning and accurate application. The drills include those taken from other martial arts and those created especially for Takeshin Seiken Budo. The unique aspect of these drills is how Shihan Annesi integrates them to teach you HOW TO DEFEND AGAINST ANY ANGLE OF ATTACK! You can master the integration of hard and soft and in days or weeks (rather than years) and develop the coordination to respond to an attack from any angle with...

• Kake-uke-ho (Hook block exercise),
• Dan Chi-sao (Single Sticky hands),
• Seung Chi-sao (Double Sticky hands),
• Morote Tekubi-wa Keiko (2-hand Wrist Circle Practice),
• Tui-shu (Push-hands),
• Cadena de Mano (Chain of Hands),
• Hubud Lubud (To Tie and Untie),
• The "Touch-pass" Drill, and
• Karate Sute Geiko (Exchange Practice).

Drill integration is essential to skill integration. Integrated skills are your secret weapon against any angle of attack.
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TBS-2, $129.00

Kick, Lock, & Shock SEIKEN BUDO
Kempo Meets Hapkido

3 DVDs, 4.75 hours

At SEIKEN BUDO's nidan (2nd degree) level, the practitioners uses X- and Scissors-receptions following them with kicks and leg entangles. This is an extention of shodan work (see the introductory Secrets of Seiken Budo) based on Shihan Albert C. Church's Shorinji Tetsu Ken Ryu, a systematically taught overview where large, powerful motions gradually give way to mat grappling and still manage to pave the way for smaller, the more sublte standing techniques of sandan (see Attack-the-Atack Seiken) and yondan (see Minimal Motion Seiken).

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TBS-5, ONLY $129

Attack the Attack SEIKEN BUDO
Proto-JKD meets Aiki

3 DVDs, 4.75 hours

At SEIKEN BUDO's sandan (3rd degree) level, you attack the opponent's attack forcing him to defend while you use his movements to off-balance, trap, lock, strike, or throw. These techniques were adapted from Joe Cowles' Wu-wei Gugn-fu.
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You may also be interested in video J-1 (Wally Jay and Joe Cowles at Bushido-kai).

TBS-4, ONLY $129

Minimal Motion SEIKEN BUDO
Hard Meets Soft Meets Minimal Motion

3 DVDs, 4.75 hours

At SEIKEN BUDO's yondan (4th degree) level, you draw the opponent in and move only minimally while defending with both hard and soft movements in a deceptively relaxed fashion.

Shihan Annesi refers to the result as "Educated Garbage."

You'll be shocked at how quickly Minimal Motion Seiken Budo is learned and how easily it is applied.
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TBS-3, ONLY $129

Released from the Vault!

BUSHIDO-KAI’s BEYOND KARATE

In 1985, Shihan Annesi created a 10-episode TV series for local cable television. Regionally and internationally known martial artists were interviewed and demonstrated their arts. Now, for the first time, this show is available to the general public on DVD.

BUSHIDO-KAI’S BEYOND KARATE Volume One:

Episode 1: Introduction/How martial arts differ/Interviews with students
Epsiode 2: Uechi-ryu’s Walter Mattson
Epsiode 3: Small Circle Ju-jutsu’s Wally Jay
Episode 4: Kali/Eskrima’s Jeff Kunz
Episode 5: Tang Soo Do’s Richard Byrne
1 DVD (2.5 hours)
BKK-1, $39.00

BUSHIDO-KAI’S BEYOND KARATE Volume Two:

Epsiode 6: Shukokai’s Dan McCook
Epsiode 7: Wu Wei Kung-fu’s Joe Cowles
Episode 8: Hakko-ryu’s Larry Garron
Episode 9: Goju-ryu’s Pam Glaser
Episode 10: Aiki-goshin-do’s Roland Maroteaux, et al.
1 DVD (2.5 hours)
BKK-2, $39.00