“Junanahon Kata - the basic seventeen” by Patrick Parker

“Kenji Tomiki developed the Junana Hon Kata (Seventeen Fundamental Forms) based upon the countless aikido techniques that he’d been taught by Ueshiba. These seventeen basic aikido moves form the core of Tomiki aikido in most clubs in the Tomiki lineage. Following is an outline of the seventeen techniques, along with some pointers to articles I’ve written over the years about each technique.”

Please click here to read entire article.

» Next: Recommended reading: “Interview with Koichi Tohei (1)” by Stanley Pranin

» Previous: Recommended reading: “Founder of Aikido (17): Master Onisaburo Deguchi” by Kisshomaru Ueshiba

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Posted by Aikido Journal on Sep 8th, 2009: Recommended link (post a comment)