The Staff of Aikido DVD by Mitsugi Saotome Rorion Gracie Tsuyoshi Yawara Ryu to yobi

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Length: 1 hour

the journal of the art of Aikido from 1986-2005

- Remarkable personal life chronicles

having received direct teachings from Jigoro Kano

The Staff of Aikido DVD by Mitsugi Saotome Rorion Gracie Tsuyoshi Yawara Ryu to yobiIn this video, Saotome Sensei a direct student of Aikido's legendary founder explains the use of the staff (jo) as a training tool for Aikido. After discussing basic jo movements and exercises, Saotome Sensei offers a sequence of six kumijo (complex two person kata), each with several variations. The video also includes ten of Saotome Sensei's "patrol kata" (paired forms with the long staff), a brief interview on weapons training, and several