Aikibatto BackgroundAikiken Sword Exercises for Aikido
This is what I have tried to accomplish in this series of partner exercises with the sword: a system for learning the basics of the sword, in the spirit of Aikiken, where one should be able to comfortably advance from the basic to the more complex techniques, yet always remaining near the suburi forms of how to move the sword.
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Therefore, I strongly recommend that the students practice both Aikiken and iaido, preferably in a way that allows for a maximum of compatibility between the two, that is — as far as possible — exactly the same series of techniques. It is also with this in mind, that I have designed the Aikibatto, which can as readily be trained in solo kata style with a iaito, the sword for iai practice, or shinken, the sharp blade, as it can with a partner and the bokken. My own sources are the aikido, aikiken and iaido training I have done through the years. The teacher most inspirational to me must be Nishio sensei, a formidable authority on aikido, as well as on the sword and the jo. He has developed a most advanced system relating the aikido techniques to ken and jo. Certainly, there are bits and pieces of his teachings in this system of Aikibatto, but please rest assured that any mistakes or shortcomings in the techniques I have put together, have nothing to do with him. He would certainly be the first to correct them.
Stefan Stenudd Aikibatto basicsTable of sword exercisesTable of jo exercises© Stefan Stenudd, 2000. You are free to any non-commercial use of this material, without having to ask for my permission. But please refer to this website, when doing so.
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