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Aikido, Iron Balls and Elbow Power The Teachings of Alex Essani ISBN 978-0-9538848-4-1
220 pp.
Size 132mm X 197mm |
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About the book
Alex Essani, the Aikido teacher and practitioner, whose thoughts about the practice of Aikido are expressed in this book, does not actually exist - he is a fictitious character invented by the author as a means of exploring ideas.
However, the training philosophy and methods attributed to Alex Essani are definitely not fictitious: they are based on the author’s personal experiences with real Aikido instructors, in particular his current sensei, and on many years of practising, studying and teaching Aikido. The conversations between the two main characters, Alex Essani and his student Ian, are inventions used to illustrate an important principle or concept. As the author’s real Aikido teacher would put it after telling a tall story, “This is a true story; only the facts have been changed”; insofar as the author has fictionalised real incidents and conversations, this book is the same – it is fiction based on fact.
In this second edition of the book formerly entitled “Iron Balls and Elbow Power”, the author has revised or extended many of the original chapters, and added seventeen new chapters and a completely new Part 3 which describes a range of commonly practised Aikido techniques. [Click here for reader reviews ] Contents
PART 1: The system
Introduction
Inner harmony
Continuity of consciousness
Mindfullness
Etiquette and attention to detail
Posture
Ki contact
Hara
Tori fune
Furitama
Higi-ki, elbow power
Non–judgemental observation
Soto gawa and uchi gawa
Junbi taiso
Suwari waza and hanmi-handachi waza
Heavy weapons
Practice
Make it look easy
Ukemi
Containment
Unbendable arm
Iron ball exercises
The Happy Buddha exercise
Tenkan
Centrifugal force
Push hands
One hand push
Hand and elbow push
Two hands push
Aikido and health
PART 2: Master classes
Flying Lessons
Unbendable arms and iron balls
Iron rings8
Mind Moves
Ego
More ego
Altered states
Old Clothes
Healing
Holding
Spontaneity
Oyo Henka Waza
Testing
Distractions
The ancient art of Li Ning
If it moves, hit it
Aikido in daily life
Benefiting from loss
The attack
Hiding intent
Don’t change
Posture again
Yubi waza
Jo waza
Training aids
Kashima-Shinryû kenjutsu
Sword-taking
One Movement
Other teachers
Dancing with strangers
The grading system
Suwari waza kokyu ho
Grabs and kicks
Russian dolls
PART 3: Practice
Recommendations for dojo practice
Kokyu ho/suwari waza/ryote dori
Kokyu nage/katate dori (gyaku-hanmi)
Ikkyo/katate-dori (ai-hanmi)
Ikkyo/katate-dori (gyaku hanmi)
Ikkyo/hanmi-handachi (shomen-uchi)
Ikkyo (shomen uchi)
Nikyo/katate-dori (ai-hanmi)
Sankyo/katate-dori (gyaku-hanmi)
Sankyo/katate-dori (ai-hanmi)
Yonkyo/katate-dori (ai-hanmi)
Irimi nage/katate-dori (ai-hanmi)
Shiho nage/katate-dori (gyaku-hanmi)
Shiho nage (yokomen uchi)
Kote gaeshi/katate-dori (ai-hanmi)
Tenchi nage/katate-dori (gyaku-hanmi)
Kaiten nage(soto)/katate-dori (gyaku-hanmi)
Kaiten nage(uchi)/katate-dori (gyaku-hanmi)
Sumi otoshi/katate-dori (gyaku-hanmi)
Koshi nage/katate-dori (ai-hanmi)
Glossary
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