Aikikai style Aikido is the informal name of the Aikido style that Kisshomaru Ueshiba sensei, the 2nd Doshu, taught. The best way to obtain an outline to read the article written by the 2nd Doshu himself in Part "What is Aikido?" of "Best Aikido (Fundamentals)" (kodansha International Ltd. 2004)".

Iwama Shinshin style Aikido or Iwama style Aikido is the informal name of the Aikido style that Morihiro Saito sensei, ex-Ibaragi-dojocho, Aikikai 9-dan, taught us.　The best way to obtain an outline is to read the article written by Mr. Stanley Pranin, the ex-editor of Aiki News, in Part One of "Takemusu Aikido Volume 1 (Aiki News Co. 1994)".

  • 15th, August 1998
  • Rev. 23rd, July 2002
  • Rev. 10th, Dec. 2006
  • Rev. 6th, May 2009
  • Rev. 28th, Nov. 2013
  • Rev. 17th, Aug. 2014
  • ７th dan Kousaku Maki
  • Iwama Shinshin Aiki Shurenkai

Contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Aikikai Style Aikido and Iwama Style Aikido
  3. Thoughts of My Last Fifty Years and a Comparison of the Both Styles
  4. What Are the Elements of the Strength in Aikido (self-defence ability)?
  5. How to Train Strength in Aikido (self-defence ability)?
  6. The Roots and the Features of Aikikai Style Aikido
  7. The Roots and the Features of Iwama Style Aikido
  8. Switching to Iwama Style Aikido (1)
  9. Switching to Iwama Style Aikido (2)
  10. Conclusion
    11. Supplementary Material