Aikido and Japanese Sword DVD by William Gleason (Preowned) watchnow This tapes breaks down the

This tapes breaks down the system of combat used by the russian military and police forces

and Korean Bugei

Okinawa chose the path of peace by declaring the elimination of weapons in order to unite the nation during the reign of King Shohashi of the Sho dynasty about 600 years ago at which time the country was divided into three kingdoms: Hokuzan

in Koroku Village

Aikido and Japanese Sword DVD by William Gleason (Preowned) watchnow This tapes breaks down theIn the modern practice of Aikido, the study of the sword has for all practical purposes, disappeared from the training. The main value of sword study for Aikido students is not so much in the remembering of kata but rather in experiencing the proper handling of the sword itself. The movement of traditional sword and that of Aikido barehanded techniques, is essentially one and the same. Gleason Sense demonstrates how the sword is not only valuable but