The Hidden Roots of Aikido

Download or read book The Hidden Roots of Aikido written by Shiro Omiya and published by Kodansha International. This book was released on 1999-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work introduces the techniques of a little-known ancient art. Like other martial arts, Aiki Jujutsu Daitoryu relies not on a practitioner's physical size or strength, but on turning the force used by an opponent against him. Aiki Jujitsu Daitoryu originated in the 12th century. The Daitoryu is a brutally effective fighting method thought to have been first developed more than a thousand years ago by members of the Japanese imperial family. It was then refined and honed in great secrecy through centuries of hand-to-hand combat by highly trained