Samurai Aikijutsu Book by Toshishiro Obata (Preowned) Andreas Hoffman These prearranged sparring techniques are

These prearranged sparring techniques are essential to understanding and applying the principles of Samurai Swordsmanship under realistic conditions

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he began teaching Aikido as a martial arts instructor for the Metropolitan Police Department

Samurai Aikijutsu Book by Toshishiro Obata (Preowned) Andreas Hoffman These prearranged sparring techniques areA legacy of Japan's feudal era, Aikijutsu is a dynamic combat method developed by generations of Samurai for close quarters fighting. Expanded over the centuries to include arrest and restraining techniques it was, and remains a fighting method without equal. 143 pages Publication date: 1988