Training & Schedule List

1. Precautions for Aikido Training
2. Schedule
3. Fees
4. The Technical Curriculum of Takemusu Aikido

1. Posture
1. Suwari Waza - both seated
2. Hanmi Handachi - nage seated, uke standing
3. Tachi Waza - both standing


2. Directional Aspect - Attack
1. Mae Waza - frontal attacks (including from side)
2. Ushiro Waza - rear attacks


3. Type of Attack
1. Shomen-uchi - palm strike to center line, raising
2. Shomen-uchi-komi - edge of the hand strike to center line from above
3. Yokomen-uchi - edge of hand strike to side of body
4. Katate-dori - wrist being grabbed by one hand of attacker
5. Sode-dori - cuff below / shirt at elbow grabbed by one hand of attacker
6. Sode-guchi-dori - inside cuff held
7. Kata-dori - one shoulder grabbed by one hand of attacker
8. Muna-dori - one hand grab/strike to center line, chest level
9. Kosa-dori - wrist grabbed in reverse grip by one hand of attacker
10. Tsuki - punch to center line
11. Ryote-dori - both wrists grabbed by both hands of attacker
12. Ryo-sode-dori - both elbows grabbed by both hands of attacker
13. Ryo-kata-dori - both shoulders grabbed by both hands of attacker
14. Ryo-muna-dori - two-handed grab to center line, chest level
15. Morote-dori - both attackers hands grab one arm
16. Kata-dori/shomen-uchi (or tsuki) - shoulder grab and strike with other hand
17. Muna-dori/shomen-uchi (or tsuki) - chest grab and strike with other hand
18. Ushiro-eri-dori - neck lapel gripped by one hand from behind
19. Ushiro-ryo-kata-dori - shoulders grabbed by attacker from behind
20. Ushiro-ryote-dori - both wrists grabbed from behind
21. Ushiro-eri/katate-dori - neck lapel and wrist grabbed from behind
22. Ushiro-katate-muna-dori - wrist/collar at front grabbed from behind
23. Ni-nin/san-nin gake - 2 or more persons grabbing
24. Geri - variations on hand techniques against a variety of kicks


4. Technique being executed
1. Ikkyo kara Rokkyo - 1st teaching to 6th teaching
2. Shiho Nage - four directional throw
3. Kote-gaeshi - wrist turning
4. Irimi nage - entering throw
5. Kokyu Nage - abdominal breath power throw
6. Koshi Nage - hip throw
7. Kaiten Nage - rotary throw (variation of sankyo)
8. Tenchi Nage - "heaven and earth throw" (mixture of irimi & kokyu nage)
9. Ganseki Otoshi - big rock drop (variation of irimi nage)
10. Sumi Otoshi - corner drop (variation of kokyu nage)
11. Juji Nage - cross-shaped or cross-twine throw (specialized technique)
12. Kubi Nage - neck throw (specialized technique)
13. Aiki Nage - throwing with energy (specialized technique)


5. Directional Aspect - Defense
1. Omote - entering across the front
2. Ura - turning to the rear


6. Method of Finishing the techniques
1. Nuke - escaping
   
2. Atemi - striking
   
3. Nage - throwing
   
4. Katame, or Osae - pinning, or controling
   

1. Kihon Waza - basic techniques
2. Henka Waza - variation of basic techniques
3. Oyo Waza - applied techniques
4. Sutemi Waza - sacrifice techniques
5. Kaeshi Waza - reversal, or counter techniques
6. Iko Waza - techniques to deal with counter techniques
7. Jiyu Waza - free techniques

1. Ko Tai - "hard body" or solid
2. Ju Tai - "soft body" or flexible
3. Ryu Tai - "flowing body"
4. Ki Tai - "energy body"

1. Ken Suburi - 7 techniques - basic cuts and steps from ken kamae, starting from right hanmi
2. Suburi Awase - 7 techniques, as above, but in conjunction with a partner
3. Happo giri - 5 techniques - 8 directional cut from ken kamae
4. Ken awase - 7 techniques - sword blending patterns with a partner, each with several variations
5. Ki-musubi-no-tachi 1 technique - a 3 step pattern to practice awase, and introduce kumi-tachi
6. Kumi-tachi - 25 techniques, with partner, 5 kihon, each with 2 set sword and 2 set body variations, further variations
7. Tachi-dori - 10 techniques - sword disarming
8. Ken/Tai Jutsu No Riai - 10 techniques, with 2 partners, showing relationship between sword and body movement
9. Tanren Uchi - supplemental training, heavy striking
10. Suburito Keiko -supplemental training with a heavy sword

1. Jo Suburi - 20 techniques, basic strikes and blocks
2. Roku no jo - 3 techniques, a 6 step combination of suburi that condenses to 4 step, with variations
3. Tenkan Waza - 6 techniques, 180 and 360 deg. turning movements based on suburi
4. Sanjuichi-no-Jo - 31 step kata
5. Jusan-no-Jo - 13 step kata
6. Jo Awase - 8 techniques, stick blending patterns with a partner
7. Kumi-Jo - 10 techniques, applied techniques with a partner
8. Sanjuichi-no-Kumi-Jo - partner practice to the 31 step kata (kata bunkai)
9. Jusan-no-jo Awase - partner practice to the 13 step kata (kata bunkai)
10. Jo Dori - 11 techniques, stick disarming
11. Jo/Tai Jutsu No Riai, or Jo Nage - 10 techniques, throwing attacker who grabs stick
12. Ken-Jo-no Riai (or Ken-Tai Jo) - 10 techniques, stick defence against sword

• Tanto Dori - 10 techniques, disarming knife, based upon Tai-jutsu

1. Shikko - moving around while kneeling
2. Ukemi - falls, rolls, and high falls (tobu-ukemi)
3. Osoji - cleaning
4. Rei - Etiquette