AIKIDO PRACTICE
AIKIDO THEORY
AIKIDO BOOKS
Attacks in Aikido
How to do kogeki, the attack techniques , by Stefan Stenudd. All the attack techniques in aikido explained, and how to do them correctly.See the book at Amazon.
Aikido Principles
Basic Concepts of the Peaceful Martial Art , by Stefan Stenudd. Aikido principles, philosophy, and basic ideas.See the book at Amazon.
Aikibatto
by Stefan Stenudd. The aikibatto sword and staff exercises for aikido students explained, with practical and spiritual aspects of the sword arts, equipment for training, and more.See the book at Amazon.
Qi
Increase your life energy , by Stefan Stenudd. The life energy qi (also chi or ki), with exercises on how to awaken, increase, and use it.See the book at Amazon.
VIDEO
Aikido
The Peaceful Martial Art
The video above is from 2007, at my present dojo Enighet in Malmö, Sweden. The photo to the right is from 1974, with an adolescent me as uke to Ichimura sensei, my teacher at that time. Today I have practiced aikido for more than 35 years. How many hobbies will last for that long, and remain fascinating? Normally I am impatient, to say the least. Anything that I have to repeat over and over, will very quickly lose its attraction.Not so with aikido , the gentle martial art from Japan. I keep on doing those exercises, keep on struggling to refine the techniques - and my fascination increases. This is an anomaly, a koan if you will, that can only be comprehended if aikido is seen neither as a sport nor a system of self defense, but as an art.Of course it's an art - endlessly intriguing, infinitely variable, never perfected. What else could it be?Apart from this website I have written some books about aikido and such:Aikido Principles Attacks in Aikido Aikibatto: Sword Exercises for Aikido Students Qi: Increase your Life Energy .
Stefan Stenudd
Contents Aikido Basics
Tables of all the aikido techniques and attacks, and their combinations. With comments and explanations. Aikido Glossary
A dictionary of aikido terms and their meanings.
Ikkyo Complete
Texts and video clips on ikkyo against several different attacks. Ikkyo, the first technique of aikido, can be done in many ways and against many attack forms. Here are most of them.
Attacks
Kogeki , the attack techniques in aikido. Photos and comments about the most common attack forms used in aikido, and tips about how to do them.
Video Clips
Several aikido video clips - both from seminars and from instructional recordings. In some of them I do rather improvised versions of basic and not so basic techniques, in others I stick to basic forms for clarity.
Knife Defense
Tantodori , aikido defense against knife attacks - some techniques. This is focused on how to take the knife from the attacker at the end of the technique, something that many aikidoka do without enough care. Jo 31 Kata
The jo 31 kata in four directions. The traditional 31 kata is in two directions - front and back - but that is odd for a kata with so many movements. At my dojo, we have allowed ourselves to modify it into a four directions kata. See how we do it, and see if you approve or not. Aikibatto
Sword exercises with partner and bokken, or solo like iaido. There are some very complex systems of sword exercises in aikido, often demanding a high strain on one's memory at the cost of properly exercising the sword technique fundamentals. This is a simple exercise system we use at my dojo. I call it aikibatto, since it combines aspects of aikido with those of iaido (batto). Attacks in Aikido
How to do kogeki, More about the book here. Koshinage
The aikido technique koshinage against a few basic attacks, described in text and videos. Yonkyo
The aikido technique yonkyo and how to apply it, described in text and video. Aikido Principles
Basic Concepts of the Peaceful Martial Art More about the book here. Kotegaeshi
The aikido technique kotegaeshi against different attacks, described in text and videos.
Nikyo
Video clips and explanations on the basic aikido pinning technique nikyo, against a couple of particularly difficult attacks - mainly katadori , shoulder grip, and munedori , collar grip. A relaxed way of training nikyo is also shown. Aikibatto - the Book
In addition to what you find about aikibatto on this website, the book also contains chapters about practical and spiritual aspects of the sword arts, equipment for training, and how to teach and learn aikibatto.More about the book here.
Sankyo
Video clips and explanations on the basic aikido pinning technique sankyo, against a couple of typical attacks. A relaxed way of using sankyo to control the partner's body is also shown. Ki, Life Energy
About ki, the life energy, middle syllable in the word aikido, and essential in training. Explanations and exercises. Tanden, the Center
About tanden, the Center, what it is, how it works and how to exercise it. Running an Aikido Dojo
The ups and downs of running your own aikido dojo. What my experiences have taught me. AikiWeb Columns
My columns at the AikiWeb.com aikido website. Photo Album
Photos of me and my friends on the tatami, from my dojo and others, in Sweden and abroad. Osensei and Einstein
Aikido principles in celestial mechanics. Originally, I wrote this article as a chronicle for a Swedish Martial Arts magazine, then I translated it for the Aikikai Hombu dojo leaflet The Aikido . It compares some aspects of aikido with those laws of gravity revealed by Einstein. Aikido Books of Interest
A commented selection of my favorite books about aikido, and about things related to it. Aikido Is True
The overwhelming experiences of the beginner. How I got into aikido. Translation from the foreword to my Swedish book on aikido. Aikido - die friedliche kampfkunst
I wrote a book on aikido i Swedish, which was translated into German by Sabine Neumann. Here you find the complete German translation of the book, page by page, both as regular webpages, and as an Acrobat PDF file. There is also an English translation of the book, as mentioned above. About Me
A short Aikido biography on yours truly. My Seminars
Here is information about my seminars in Sweden and other countries. Links
A personal selection of Aikido links. It's not a big list at all, but I hope that you find these links of interest. I do. Visitor Response
Express your own views. Please let me know what you feel or think about some or all of what you have found here.
Stefan Stenudd
About me
I'm a Swedish aikido instructor, 6 dan Aikikai Shihan, and Vice Chairman of the International Aikido Federation. Now, I've practiced aikido for 40 years. I also teach the sword art iaido . I've written several books about aikido and other Japanese and Chinese traditions.
Tao Te Ching
The Taoism of Lao Tzu Explained . The great Chinese classic, translated and extensively commented by Stefan Stenudd.See the book at Amazon.
Life Energy Encyclopedia
by Stefan Stenudd. Qi, prana, spirit, and other life forces around the world explained and compared.See the book at Amazon.
Another great
The video above is from 2007, at my present dojo Enighet in Malmö, Sweden. The photo to the right is from 1974, with an adolescent me as uke to Ichimura sensei, my teacher at that time. Today I have practiced aikido for more than 35 years. How many hobbies will last for that long, and remain fascinating? Normally I am impatient, to say the least. Anything that I have to repeat over and over, will very quickly lose its attraction.
Texts and video clips on ikkyo against several different attacks. Ikkyo, the first technique of aikido, can be done in many ways and against many attack forms. Here are most of them.
Kogeki, the attack techniques in aikido. Photos and comments about the most common attack forms used in aikido, and tips about how to do them.
Tantodori, aikido defense against knife attacks - some techniques. This is focused on how to take the knife from the attacker at the end of the technique, something that many aikidoka do without enough care.
Aikido principles in celestial mechanics. Originally, I wrote this article as a chronicle for a Swedish Martial Arts magazine, then I translated it for the Aikikai Hombu dojo leaflet The Aikido. It compares some aspects of aikido with those laws of gravity revealed by Einstein.
I wrote a book on aikido i Swedish, which was translated into German by Sabine Neumann. Here you find the complete German translation of the book, page by page, both as regular webpages, and as an Acrobat PDF file. There is also an English translation of the book, as mentioned above.
