I have a huge collection of books and videos about martial arts, particularly Aikido, Iaido and Jodo, my major arts of study. It’s an effort to catalogue my library, but it’s going to take a long time. Be patient……more will follow……
Tomiki Aikido Books
Kenji Tomiki began training under Morihei Ueshiba in Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu in 1926. He was largely responsible for the compilation and editing of the text in Morihei Ueshiba’s 1933 training manual “Budo Renshu” (published in English under the name “Budo Training in Aikido“).
In 1954, Kenji Tomiki published a book “Judo Taiso – A Method for Teaching Aiki – Jutsu according to Judo Principles”, demonstrating his efforts to combine the scientific methodology that he took from Judo founder Jigoro Kano with the teachings he received from Aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba.
Kodokan Judo’s Self-Defense System ─
Kodokan Goshin-jutsu
by Llyr C. Jones, Ph.D., Martin P. Savage, B.Ed. and W. Lance Gatling, M.A., M.P.S.
Journal of Asian Martial Arts • Volume 25 Number 1 • 2016
1958 – Kenji Tomiki – Kodokan Goshin-jutsu
Tomiki’s 1958 book “Kodokan Goshin-jutsu” is the first and most important book on the exercise. The 144-page text provides an illustrated explanation of the complete Kodokan Goshin- jutsu – including step-by-step black and white photographs of the attacks and defenses, line drawings of the footwork patterns, and advice on how to execute the wristlocks and various atemi-waza. However, consistent with the informal intent for Kodokan Goshin-jutsu, no emphasis is given to any reiho aspects. Recall in this original text, the final technique, Haimen-zuke concludes with Tori simply disarming Uke by capturing the gun.
The demonstrators are Tomiki himself as Tori, and Mr. Sakamoto, a former captain of the Waseda University Judo Club as Uke. Regrettably as with many Japanese judo books of that vintage, the paper is delicate and the printed photographs are of poor quality. The text is only available on the used book market, and given its historical significance, the asking price is often high. For these reasons its major usefulness is for reference and research purposes, rather than a practical text for studying Kodokan Goshin-jutsu.
Aikido Nyumon by Kenji Tomiki 1958
“An Introduction to Aikido.
Edition 1983
Goshin jutsu nyumon
Edition Showa 49 (1974) – 206 p. This book by Kenji Tomiki: “An Introduction to Self-Defense” is an interesting sequel to another book by Kenji Tomiki: “Judo Taiso – The Method of Teaching Aiki – Jutsu Based on Judo Principles” showing the basics of self-defense in Tomiki Aikido
Edition 1970
Senta Yamada
Senta Yamada
6 volumes featuring Tsunako Miyake
The six volume “Gendai Aiki” series of books is a 1970’s correspondence course in Aikido – the type of course one often sees advertised in the back of Manga and other popular magazines. The series was not authored by Kenji Tomiki, but was clearly written by someone who had experience with the Tomiki system of Aikido
1966 – Book designed for beginners in Tomiki Aikido. 34 pages with explanation of exercises and techniques accompanied by many step by step B/w photographs of the author assisted by J Elkin.
Aikido: an Introduction to Tomiki-Style by M. J. Clapton is a volume on techniques and kata of the unique Tomiki style of aikido. The book focuses on the execution, application and variations of Randori-No-Kata, the 17 basic techniques of free practice. Included are the categories of: attacking techniques, elbow techniques, wrist techniques and floating techniques.
Besides this book, Clapton wrote some articles for KOA, Karate and Oriental Arts magazine.
6 Koryu no kata by Takeshi Inoue & Kitayama
This book is used as an inspiration for dr Lee ah Loi’s books
First published 1978 – dr Lee ah Loi with Takeshi Inoue and Leslie Hepden
Re-published 1982 – new photogtaphs with author and Leslie Hepden.
1979 – Koryu no kata with the author dr Lee ah Loi and Leslie Hepden
Published 1988 – Reflections on Tomiki Aikido
Copy for proofreading 2001
Reflections on Hideo Ohba by his students
Tomiki Aikido Video
Some of these videos are on my Vimeo Channel
Koryu no kata Dai Roku
Takeshi Inoue & Leslie Hepden
June 2003 – Yawara Dojo (London/UK)
1989 – Koryu no kata – Budokan/Tokyo
Takeshi Inoue & Lee ah Loi
- Dai ichi
- Dai ni
- Dai san
- Dai yon
- Dai go
- Dai roku
1976 (?) Koryu no kata – Okubo Sports Kaikan
Hieo Ohba & Takeshi Inoue & Tsunako Miyake
- Dai Ichi
- Dai ni
- Dai san
- Dai go
- Dai roku
Seminars with Senta Yamada in UK
2000 – Teruo Fujiwara – Early student of Kenji Tomiki
1989 – Osaka & Tenri/Japan
Koryu no kata Daisan
2001 – Osaka/Japan
Basic 17 and Koryu no kata Goshin
Magazines
AikiNews 80 – Report injuries & death
AikiNews 81 July 1989
Tomiki’s biography by Fumiaki Shishida
AikiNews 82 – October 1989
Interview Riki Kogure – part 1
Appeared in BBC Docu: The Way of the Warrior – (Tomiki Aikido) – also with Jim Elkin
AikiNews 83 January 1990
Interview Riki Kogure part2
Appeared in BBC Docu: The Way of the Warrior – (Tomiki Aikido) – also with Jim Elkin
AikiNews no.85 – Summer 1990
Hideo Ohba Biography part1
AikiNew 86 – Fall 1990
Hideo Ohba Biography part2
AikiNews 93 Fall 1992 – Interview dr Lee ah Loi
AikiNews 97 – Fall/Winter 1993
Featuring Lee ah Loi with “Weapon training in Tomiki Aikido”
AikiNews 98 1994 vol21 no.1
Kata training and Aikido by Diane Bauerle
AikiNews 2001
Hiden magazine – Special Tomiki – June 2015
Mochizuki – Yoseikan
Books
Published 1971
Hiroo Mochizuki – Son of Minoru Mochizuki – Yoseikan Budo
Published 1971
Yoseikan Aikido method explained by Alain Floquet
Unusual Books on Martial Arts
Some martial art books described unusual techniques. Most of these are published in books with good intention by the time they were written. But in modern times, it seems very odd or comical.
There are also books using elements of other disciples such as engineering, music or other activities of human interest.
Moshe Feldenkrais
Moshé Feldenkrais was born in Russia in 1904. He left home at age 12 and immigrated to what was then Palestine. He supported himself during his high school years as a construction worker in Tel Aviv, and as a tutor to failing students.
He developed great interest in hypnosis and autosuggestion, taught himself and others self-defense techniques, played soccer, and was a weight lifter.
As a young man, Moshé Feldenkrais was looking for a way to provide Jewish civilians living in what was then Palestine a way to defend themselves against the periodic massacres and killing of Jews by the Arab population. He taught himself Judo from a book he found and taught classes in self-defense.
In the early 1930’s, Jigorō Kanō, the creator of Judo and the Minister of Education of Japan at the time, came to Paris looking to find a white man to train in Judo with the intent to open the first Judo club in Paris, France.
Moshé Feldenkrais gave Jigorō Kanō a book that he wrote on self-defense. In this book, there was a self-defense move that Dr. Feldenkrais developed specifically for being attacked by a short knife, which was a common way that Jews were attacked and killed at that time.
Kanō realized that he had never seen this move before. When back in Japan, Kanō had his people check that this was an original movement created by Dr. Feldenkrais. When this was confirmed, he selected Dr. Feldenkrais to be the white man who would be trained by one of the original 12 black belts whom Kanō had trained.
In 1954, Feldenkrais book on Jiu-Jitsu was reprinted. Some advice was given for special situations. For example defending against animals.
Hubert Klinger-Klingerstorff
Professor of judo and jiu-jitsu at the University of Wien/Austria – Black Belt 1st dan
There is an interesting comment about this book: This is one of those old books that made its way on to the internet in digital form. It has some legitimate techniques, even a few that I might have to try out on the mat. However, the context in which they’re applied is silly. There must be thirty or more defenses against strangling attempts. The defenses against dogs are ridiculous. The illustrations are hand drawn, and actually do a fairly good job of showing the techniques, but many of them are complex judo throws that require more than one being “self taught”.
This book is originally published in German language.
French language 1960
Paul Maslak
As a magazine editor, Maslak introduced the use of statistical analysis to sport karate and kickboxing. He played a significant role in the national adoption of safety equipment and the mandatory seeding of the top competitors in major national open tournaments. He also successfully advocated for the establishment of separate women’s divisions for both kata and kickboxing competition. In 1979, he co-authored the Schlesinger Rules System of Martial Arts Competition with prominent tournament karate and kickboxing referee Tom Schlesinger. He also wrote the first Official Rules of the World Karate Association in 1980 as well as the revised Official Rules of the World Kickboxing Association: Third Edition, in 1987. After leaving Inside Kung Fu in late 1981, he discontinued the STAR tournament ratings.
Maslak authored two books, Strategy in Unarmed Combat and What The Masters Know, based on a statistical study, he undertook of contrasting fighting styles in professional boxing, full-contact karate (early kickboxing), Japanese kickboxing, Judo and collegiate wrestling
Describing techniques and strategy by music connotations -Published 1980
Study Group Tomiki Aikido 
At the beginnings of 90s, I started to train Tomiki Ryu Aikido but unfortunately, I couple not get my black belt because I needed to go out of the city. I would like to train again based on a textbook about the basic katas. Thanks
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