This is the Second Edition of the official technical manual and curriculum for Nihon Goshin Aikido. Nihon Goshin Aikido was founded by Shihan Shodo Morita in Japan in the 1940s. It was brought to the United States in 1963 by Shihan Richard A Bowe. The book is presented by the senior instructors of the Nihon Goshin Aikido Association.

This is the official technical manual and curriculum for Nihon Goshin Aikido. Nihon Goshin Aikido was founded by Shihan Shodo Morita in Japan in the 1940s. It was brought to the United States in 1963 by Shihan Richard A Bowe. The book is presented by the senior instructors of the Nihon Goshin Aikido Association.

Integral Aikido is a definitive, illustrated statement of the exceptional martial art of Nihon Goshin Aikido (NGA). Nihon Goshin Aikido is an extensive and comprehensive set of scientific principles which, when mastered, may be transformed by the practitioner into a unique art form creating movements of beauty, grace and devastating power. NGA is a martial art that originated in Japan and focuses on self-defense skills. The literal translation of Nihon Goshin is Japanese Self-Defense. The skills imparted by the study of NGA are founded in scientific principles of geometry, physics, anatomy and biomechanics. Because NGA is such an extremely effective system of self-defense, the application of its techniques can inflict serious injury upon an attacker. Aikido is, however, a non-aggressive, defensive art that seeks to avoid conflict even in a threatening situation. Whatever energy an attacker gives us, we accept without resistance, utilizing the attacker's own energy to neutralize the attack and the attacker himself. In all cases of conflict, the intent is to use the least amount of force and to inflict the least amount of damage necessary to restore peace, harmony and safety to all concerned. Integral Aikido is authored by Jim Giorgi. Illustrated by Svetlana Rozhkova. Photography by Jack Niewiadomski; Robert H. Trachman and Maurice Mondragon; Foreword by Robert B. MacEwen, Jr.

Shihan Steven A. Weber--Director of the Nihon Goshin Aikido Federation, also known as the Aikido Academy of America, and former Senior Instructor of the Nihon Goshin Aikido Association--has, based on his Black-Belt Instructor ranking in many other martial arts and his fifty years of unique insight into NGA and coupled with his Police Patrol and Law Enforcement Academy Instructor experience, initiated a new emphasis to his Art. He calls it NGA REDEFINED. Respectful acknowledgement of tradition Exciting evolution of practical technique Direct response to aggression Effective street level combat First response and reaction strategy Immediate defensive or offensive options Nonwishful thinking mind-set Elimination of doubt and hesitation Doing what you are trained to do

The object of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of the martial arts of Nihon Goshin Aikido & Nihon Goshin Aikijutsu. The techniques & applications presented in this book are the same as those taught in United States dojos offering training in Nihon Goshin Aikido a.k.a. NGA. It is a resource, which will help illuminate various aspects of NGA & fill in missing concepts or clear misconceptions about the principles of NGA. For those readers who are new to the Martial Art of Aikido, Nihon Goshin Aikido is not the Martial Art developed & promoted by Master Morihei Ueshiba, aka O'Sensei. Master Shodo Morita is a contemporary & peer of Ueshiba developed Nihon Goshin Aikido. Master Morita trained under the instruction of Daito Ryu Master Yoshiro Kotaro. Master Ueshiba trained under the direction of Daito Ryu Master Sokaku Takeda. Yoshiro Kotaro also trained under the direction of Sokaku Takeda. Both systems of Aikido have lineage back to Sokaku Takeda & Daito Ryu Aikijujitsu. NGA is less gentle then Ueshiba's Main line Aikido. This book is a great read for anyone interested in karate, judo, jujutsu. jui jittsu, japan american, bo, jo, hanbo, tessen, yawara, nunchaku, sword, kung fu, ki, chi, qi, aikijujutsu, aiki no jutsu, aiki ju jutsu, fighting, self defense, joints, locks, throw, punches, kicks, blocks, evading, chokes, grips, mas, oyama, nara, tominosuke, bowe, yoshida, kondo, mac ewen, steven, segal, ninja, ninjutsu, tai, sabaki, boken, shiai, shinai, maj-ai, kenpo, kendo, kenjutsu, iaido, do, ai, go ju, ju, takeda, sokaku, angier, budo, bu, warrior, bushido, shiodo, mushin, zanshin, zen, timing, harmony, or spiritual issues.

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TRANSLATOR' S INTRODUCTION We would like to begin by thanking Doshu Ueshiba Kisshomaru and the Aikikai Foundation for making this family treasure available for publication. We also wish to express our appreciation to those teachers who gave their invaluable help in explaining difficult passages. Due to the historical nature of this work certain difficulties arose, especially in deciding to what degree we should try to produce clear and precise English. Any precise translation could easily become a personal translation, limiting the contents and range of the translator's individual understanding at this particular point in his or her training. Therefore, after consulting some of the highest Sensei in Aikido and other arts it was decided to strive for a translation that would both preserve the simplicity of the original expression and at the same time leave open to the reader at least the possibility of coming up with the broad set of ideas and associations indicated in the Japanese. This book appeared in 1933 and is the first published account of O-Sensei's art. Although not actually written down by him, it is a transcription of lectures and explanations which was later reviewed by the founder and approved as a teacher's manual. The political and historical context of the times should be kept in mind. No attempt has been made to edit the text. The original copy has O-Sensei's title which was simply "Budo Renshu", i.e. "Budo Training". Later the second Doshu annotated this with the word "Aikido". The Dojo decided on using the original name here despite the fact that most Japanese copies are entitled Aikijujutsu Ogi", or "The Secrets of Aikijujutsu". The latter is actually an interpretive heading used by the copyists. The original was hand-written and illustrated. Later this was copied out several times, using tracing paper to reproduce the illustrations. During this process errors easily crept in. By comparing various copies, most of the poems could be deciphered despite their flowerly writing style. However only a few of the tracing mistakes have been corrected here. In other cases the terms 'left' and 'right' had been reversed. This seems to be the result of confusing Nage's point of view Uke's. In this edition these obvious errors have been corrected to match the illustrations. The poems presented the biggest problems. Much effort was spent to offer the reader a translation which presents as closely as possible the same degree of lee- ay for interpretation, insight and error, as appears in the original. Two versions are offered. One reflects the 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure of five line, Japanese Waka poetry. Each line in English contains the same groups of words found in the corresponding line of Japanese. The second attempt is to put the poem into a somewhat clearer English syntax. Another interesting point about the poems is that not all of them are original compositions of O-Sensei. At least a few can be traced to other martial traditions. Please note that the parentheses indicate the insertion, for your reference, of a Japanese word used in the text for the preceding English word (except for a few cases in the technique section where O-Sensei used parentheses in the original). Square brackets are the translator's insertions for the sake of the English. By simply deleting the sections enclosed by them, they allow readers to refer to O-Sensei's exact words, if they choose to do so. Although not for the beginner, it is hoped that access to this historically important text will be useful in understanding Aikido and its origins for those who have taken Budo as their 'Way'. Larry E. Bieri Seiko Mabuchi

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