Aikibatto is a system of sword and staff exercises for aikido students, as well as for anyone interested in the Japanese martial arts. This book presents the basics and principles of the sophisticated sword arts developed by the Japanese warrior aristocracy, the samurai.
     Although the aikibatto exercises are primarily developed for aikido students, they contain much of the normal curriculum of traditional iaido and kenjutsu. Anyone interested in the arts of the katana, the formidable Japanese sword, will find much of value in this book.
     In addition to what can be found on this website, the book contains extensive chapters on the spiritual aspects and the fundamentals of the sword arts, information about proper equipment, words on the teaching and learning aspects of aikibatto, and more.
     The Aikibatto book is on the top of Amazon's bestseller list for aikido books, frequently at the #1 position.
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The author
Stefan Stenudd is a 6 dan Aikikai Swedish aikido instructor, member of the Swedish Aikikai Grad­ing Committee, the Swedish Budo Federation Board, and the International Aikido Federation Directing Committee. He has studied aikido and iaido since the early 1970's. His iaido grade is 4 dan in Aikido Toho Iai Kenkyukai, which he received from its founder Shoji Nishio in 1996. He is also a writer of both fiction and non-fiction.

The contents
Here is the book's table of contents:

Foreword 7
Background 9
Aikiken and iaido 10
The website: aikibatto.com 12
Aikibatto basics 13
Shoden and okuden 14
Distance and contact 16
Equipment 17
Reasons for aikibatto 35
Developing firm basics 35
A sword for the aikidoka 39
The teacher is the needle 45
Spiritual aspects 73
Do – the way 73
Tanden – the center 80
Ki – life energy 82
Sword art fundamentals 88
Posture 88
Grip 90
Cut 92
Aikibatto exercises 96
1 Shiho MAE 97
2 Shiho USHIRO 104
3 Shiho HIDARI 108
4 Shiho MIGI 115
5 Ukenagashi OMOTE 120
6 Ukenagashi URA 127
7 Kote CHUDAN 131
8 Kote JODAN 138
9 Harai ATE 143
10 Harai TSUKI 153
Aikibatto Jo 159
Introduction 159
Jo exercises 164
1 Shiho MAE 165
2 Shiho USHIRO 167
3 Shiho HIDARI 169
4 Shiho MIGI 171
5 Ukenagashi OMOTE 173
6 Ukenagashi URA 175
7 Kote CHUDAN 177
8 Kote JODAN 179
9 Harai ATE 181
10 Harai TSUKI 183
Glossary 185
Changes and additions 192

Samples
Here are two short chapters from the book, as Acrobat PDF files in computer screen resolution (72 DPI):
     Spiritual aspects: Do - the way
     1 Shiho MAE

How to get the book
If you want to buy the book, you can do so at most international web based bookstores, such as Amazon and the like. Here are links to the book on Amazon US and Amazon UK. Use the latter if you are European - then you get the book cheaper and quicker. Otherwise, you may want to buy it at Amazon US.

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Aikibatto
Sword Exercises for Aikido Students
by Stefan Stenudd
BookSurge, 2007
Paperback, 192 pages
ISBN 978-1-4196-5878-5