One of the most significant events featuring aiki-related arts ever held, this demonstration commemorates the 50th anniversary of Sokaku Takeda Sensei's death. Held on October 4, 1992 in the annex dojo of the Nippon Budokan, this unforgettable demonstration includes performances by some of the to...

This video is a collection of precious historical films featuring aikido’s most famous figures. These are the teachers most responsible for the broad success of aikido following World War II. Beginning with the unbelievable art of Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba, each of these teachers developed h...

Morihei Ueshiba is widely recognized as the founder of aikido, a modern Japanese martial art with a strong spiritual emphasis. What is known only to a few, however, are the contributions of Ueshiba's nephew, Noriaki Inoue, to the development of the precursor of aikido called "Aiki Budo."Noriaki I...

This one-of-a-kind video presents an in-depth look at the life and art of one of Aikido’s preeminent masters, Christian Tissier, 7th dan. Having begun Aikido as a boy in France in 1962, Tissier spent eight years in Japan at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in Tokyo training with many of the art’s top maste...

Aikido is a highly evolved form of Japanese jiu-jutsu with smooth flowing techniques and an emphasis on blending rather than fighting. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (BJJ) is also a highly evolved form of Japanese jiu-jutsu however with an emphasis on grappling. In this instructional DVD, you will learn how...

Created for Security, Law Enforcement & Self Defence Use. 
Based on Aikido Theory & Techniques.

Aikido techniques and principles are widely known for their defensive application. Now you can learn to harness them for self-defence, security or law enforcement use through a simple framework.

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Having covered the basics in the bestseller "Aikido Practice & Purpose", this instructional guides you to the next level, expanding your repertoire with dynamic techniques.

The instructional includes a series of ten (10) techniques, demonstrated from five different aspects and enables you to pra...

A continuation from "Restraint & Removal: The Aiki Concept", this instructional further demonstrates the applications of Aikido outside the dojo with self-defence as the focus. It provides you with an insight into what Aikido can lead to once you have mastered the basics and are able to maintain ...

Ever wondered how the traditional forms learned in your martial art are applied in the real world? This digital video will help you make the connection between your traditional forms, applied techniques and realistic self-defence applications. 

With Practice and Purpose being the focus, each of ...

Welcome to the most comprehensive documentary on the life of Morihei Ueshiba, the revered founder of Aikido. This extensive 6 volume set, meticulously created and narrated by renowned Aikido historian Stan Pranin, offers an unparalleled glimpse into Ueshiba's journey and the evolution of Aikido.
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This exciting video showcases the prewar Aiki Budo of Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido. The program begins with a documentary written and produced by Aikido Journal Editor-in-chief Stanley Pranin that traces the life of the Founder from his boyhood in Tanabe through his retirement to Iwama in 1...

“Takemusu Aiki” includes outstanding, rare footage of the Aikido Founder from the years 1952-1958.

Since O-Sensei was still vigorous in his early 70s, the quality of the action scenes in these historical films is at times astounding. Many people overlook the fact that Morihei Ueshiba's aikido is...

This video presents the full, uncut version of a fascinating U.S. television documentary on aikido produced in 1958. It follows the adventures of an American tv crew who first cover the opening of the majestic Tokyo Tower with all its pomp and ceremony. Next, they pay a visit to the Akikai Hombu ...

The fourth installment in a six-part series on the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba. This exciting video showcases the rare films of the Founder taken between the years of 1958 and 1962. In addition, a never-before-heard audio interview of O-Sensei is presented in its entirety for the first tim...

This is the fifth volume of Aikido Journal’s definitive series on the Founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba. “Divine Techniques” is comprised of a collection of 12 films of O-Sensei—several of them in color—from the period of 1962 to shortly before his death in 1969. It also includes a heretofore un...

This video featuring O-Sensei Morihei Ueshiba is an amazing historical document consisting of two parts. The first section is the uncut version of a Japanese TV documentary titled "Aikido" produced in 1961. This film focuses on the life and techniques of Morihei Ueshiba and was shot on location i...

Daito Ryu is a martial art handed down by the Minamoto family whose founder was Shinra Saburo Minamoto no Yoshimitsu. Until recently, it wasn’t called Daito Ryu, but it was called Yamato Ryu, and is a representative Aikijujutsu style in Japan. Aikido's popularity began to grow around the time tha...

In this remarkable program, Morihiro Saito Sensei reads and demonstrates the fifty techniques "Budo," from the rare training manual of Morihei Ueshiba O-Sensei published originally in 1938. All of the techniques of "Budo" are presented and include taijutsu, aiki ken and jo, spear and bayonet exer...

This is the fifth volume of a series presenting important historical footage of Morihiro Saito from his active years conducting seminars in Japan and abroad. The footage you will see in this program is from a weekend seminar Saito Sensei taught in 1991 at Sunset Cliffs Aikido in San Diego, Califo...

This is the fourth volume of a series presenting important historical footage of Morihiro Saito from his active years conducting seminars in Japan and abroad. The footage you will see in this program is from a weekend seminar Saito Sensei taught in 1989 at Sunset Cliffs Aikido in San Diego, Calif...

This is the third part of a video series presenting never-before-seen footage of Morihiro Saito Sensei as he appeared in 1988 while teaching a seminar in San Diego, California. This material has been in storage for over 20 years and has been digitally remastered for optimum viewing quality.

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This videos features an outstanding seminar given by Morihiro Saito Sensei in Italy in May 1985. Saito Sensei was 58 years old at the time and in fine form. This particular event was the third of many seminars he would give over the years in Italy.

The program also includes an introduction and c...

This video contains rare footage of two seminars conducted by Morihiro Saito in 1985-86 in Italy that sat in storage for nearly two decades.

Now fully restored using digital technology, these seminars of Saito Sensei at his peak are now available for the public. This is an outstanding opportunit...

This is an outstanding video featuring Christian Tissier, James Friedman, Bruce Bookman, and Clovis Silva as they appeared at the 2009 San Francisco Aikido Project. These top Aikido and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructors participated in the event hosted by the Suginami Aiki in June 2009 in San Franc...