Customer Rating: Summary: The essential of aikido in one book Comment: First published 1975 and by the founder of Iwama-ryu, Mohiro Saito. 128 pages with pictures in almost every pages. Content of book. All you need to now If you are in the beginning of your aikido. Of course the best Is always guidence in real life, this is just a complementory. A lot of pictures and Kneestanding techn. fencing art techn.1-8 suburi. happo giri and more.. Throwing exercises are also shown.