We have just uploaded a gallery of 30 amazing screenshots from O-Sensei’s 1935 Film “Aiki Budo” on our Facebook page. This DVD, together with Stanley Pranin’s essential book “Aikido Pioneers – Prewar Era,” comprises the two products of our special sale for this week!

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This week’s special offer will provide you with key materials for an understanding of Morihei Ueshiba’s fascinating odyssey as he transformed the techniques he had learned from Sokaku Takeda into something fundamentally different: the graceful, dynamic forms of aikido that seek to neutralize violence without sacrificing their martial integrity.

First of all, we bring you the most significant document from the prewar era to have survived. I refer to the rare 1935 Asahi News film of Morihei Ueshiba shot in Osaka. Morihei demonstrates a wide array of splendid Aiki Budo techniques whose power and grace will make you marvel.

The second item comprising our special offer is Stanley Pranin’s essential book, “Aikido Pioneers – Prewar Era.” This monumental work contains carefully edited and footnoted interviews with 20 of Morihei’s closest disciples prior to World War II. These early students provide first-hand accounts of the personality and activities of Morihei Ueshiba during his early career.

Click here to order Morihei Ueshiba’s “Aiki Budo” DVD and Stanley Pranin’s book “Aikido Pioneers – Prewar Era” at the special price of $29.95 during this week’s sale!

This week’s special package includes two documents essential to an understanding of Morihei Ueshiba’s early career. His herculean efforts during this turbulent period of prewar Japan culminated in the creation of aikido. The first item we offer is our DVD titled “Aiki Budo,” which includes the rare 1935 Asahi News film in its entirety. Morihei Ueshiba presents an incredible demonstration at the age of 51 in the Asahi News dojo in Osaka. This is the only film from this era to have survived. If you have never seen it before, you will be quite amazed at the fluidity and dynamism of Morihei’s techniques.

Next, our package features Stanley Pranin’s seminal book “Aikido Pioneers – Prewar Era,” which contains carefully edited and footnoted interviews with 20 of Morihei’s closest disciples prior to World War II. Collectively, these first-hand witnesses to the process of the creation of aikido present a detailed recounting of the highlights of the Founder’s career and deep insight into his complex character.

The scope of “Pioneers” is extensive and we have prepared a 90-page PDF file containing approximately one third of the book’s contents. This will provide you with an excellent idea of what you can expect and why this important work belongs in your collection.

Click here to download the free PDF file of “Aikido Pioneers – Prewar Era.”

Click here for more information and to order this week’s offer at the special price of $29.95 for both items.