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Old 08-13-2008, 08:41 AM   #33
James Edwards
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Re: Core Techniques in Aikido -- and Why

Probably simple taisabaki. You need that for all techniques You can even apply the principle to other martial arts as well.

As with more defined "techniques" I would agree on ikkyo, shihonage, iriminage. Would also add sitting kokyu-ho, standing kokyunage and standing kokyu-ho (as in sokumen iriminage).

As with O sensei, in one of his books (probably "Aikido") there are some good pictures about what he thought was essential techniques. There's also that story of him and his student whom he only taught shihonage since it is apparently the foundation of all aikido techniques.
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