Takemusu Aikido, Volume 4: Kokyunage is the fourth volume of a comprehensive technical series covering the aikido of the Founder Morihei Ueshiba, as taught in Iwama, Ibaragi Prefecture following World War II. This manual presents somes 80 variations of kokyunage, among the most important techniques in the aikido curriculum. Bilingual, Japanese and English.

 

Volume 4 is profusely illustrated with more than 450 photos and includes step-by-step explanations of each technique. The contents of this volume include kokyunage techniques executed from the following attacks:

78 techniques: shomenuchi (5 techniques), yokomenuchi (7 techniques), katatedori (11 techniques), ryotedori (8 techniques), morotedori (6 techniques), sodeguchidori (3 techniques), sodedori (2 techniques), munadori (5 techniques), katadori (2 techniques), tsuki (9 techniques), kosadori (3 techniques), ryoerijime (3 techniques), ushiro attacks (14 techniques)

Contents

• Foreword

• Editor’s Note

Shomenuchi

• Shomenuchi kokyunage 1

• Shomenuchi kokyunage 2

• Shomenuchi kokyunage 3

• Shomenuchi kokyunage 4

• Shomenuchi kokyunage 5

Yokomenuchi

• Yokomenuchi kokyunage 1

• Yokomenuchi kokyunage 2 Ki no nagare

• Yokomenuchi kokyunage 3

• Yokomenuchi kokyunage 4

• Yokomenuchi kokyunage 5 Ki no nagare

• Yokomenuchi kokyunage 6 Ki no nagare

• Yokomenuchi kokyunage 7 Ki no nagare

Katatedori

• Katatedori kokyunage 1

• Katatedori kokyunage 2 Henkawaza

• Katatedori kokyunage 3 Henkawaza

• Katatedori kokyunage 4

• Katatedori kokyunage 5

• Katatedori kokyunage 6

• Katatedori kokyunage 7

• Katatedori kokyunage 8

• Katatedori kokyunage 9

• Katatedori kokyunage 10 Henkawaza

• Katatedori kokyunage 11 Ki no nagare

Ryotedori

• Ryotedori kokyunage 1 (soto)

• Ryotedori kokyunage 2 (uchi)

• Ryotedori kokyunage 3

• Ryotedori kokyunage 4 Ki no nagare

• Ryotedori kokyunage 5 Ki no nagare

• Ryotedori kokyunage 6 Ki no nagare

• Ryotedori kokyunage 7 Ki no nagare

• Ryotedori kokyunage 8 Ki no nagare

Morotedori

• Morotedori kokyunage 1 Ki no nagare

• Morotedori kokyunage 2

• Morotedori kokyunage 4

• Morotedori kokyunage 5

• Morotedori kokyunage 6

Sodeguchidori

• Sodeguchidori kokyunage 1

• Sodeguchidori kokyunage 2

• Sodeguchidori kokyunage 3

Sodedori

• Sodedori kokyunage 1

• Sodedori kokyunage 2

Munadori

• Munadori kokyunage 1

• Munadori kokyunage 2

• Munadori kokyunage 3

• Munadori kokyunage 4

• Munadori kokyunage 5

Katadori

• Katadori kokyunage 1

• Katadori kokyunage 2

Tsuki

• Tsuki kokyunage 1

• Tsuki kokyunage 2

• Tsuki kokyunage 3

• Tsuki kokyunage 4 Henkawaza

• Tsuki kokyunage 5

• Tsuki kokyunage 6

• Tsuki kokyunage 7

• Tsuki kokyunage 8 (Jodan)

• Tsuki kokyunage 9 (Jodan)

Kosadori

• Kosadori kokyunage 1

• Kosadori kokyunage 2

• Kosadori kokyunage 3

Ryoerijime

• Ryoerijime kokyunage 1

• Ryoerijime kokyunage 2

• Ryoerijime kokyunage 3

Ushiro ryotedori

• Ushiro ryotedori kokyunage 1

• Ushiro ryotedori kokyunage 2

• Ushiro ryotedori kokyunage 3

Ushiro ryokatadori

• Ushiro ryokatadori kokyunage 1

• Ushiro ryokatadori kokyunage 2

• Ushiro ryokatadori kokyunage 3

• Ushiro ryokatadori kokyunage 4

Ushiro eridori

• Ushiro eridori kokyunage 1

• Ushiro eridori kokyunage 2

• Ushiro eridori kokyunage 3

• Ushiro eridori kokyunage 4

Ushiro katate munadori

• Ushiro katate munadori kokyunage 1

• Ushiro katate munadori kokyunage 2

• Ushiro katate munadori kokyunage 3