Aiki - Bushido-Kai

2013 

BUSHIDO-KAI 

BUDOYA 

Book & DVD Catalog 

www.bushido-kai.net

General Interest Books 

Typeset in professional formats with color covers, oversized (8.5 x 11) and velo-bound. 

COMPARATIVE AIKI IN ACTION 

What would it be like if you had a repertoire of aiki techniques that mutiplied your 

current knowledge exponentially? Why Comparative Aiki in Actiondoes each style claim 

to have "the right way" but no style does it the same way? What is the difference between 

dojo "exercise" technique and functional "street" technique? Does one lead to the other? 

If you are interested in expanding your aiki knowledge, you have picked the right book. 

Over 10 years in the writing with over 700 studio photographs by Toby Threadgill. Shihan 

Tony Annesi offers his overview of the methods most common among aiki styles — and 

the comparative value of each so you can grow exponentially! 

700+ photos. CCA bk: ONLY $40.00 

CRACKING the KATA CODE — HOW DOES A KATA MEAN? 

Cracking the Kata CodeThe new Benchmark in understanding kata! There has never 

been another book like it. A detailed explanation of the study of kata in karate but applies 

to any system. Make your kata study infinite! Chapters include: What You See is Not What 

you Get; Why Methods Die Out; Change of Structure, Change of Meaning; All Kata is 

Training; The Value of the Kata Training Method; Kata, Waza, Bunkai and Oyo; The Map 

is Not the Territory; Other Analogies to Kata; The Kata of Code; Cracking the Code; Types 

and Modes of Bunkai. Over 150 photographs. 160 pages CKC bk: ONLY $35.00 

PRINCIPLES of ADVANCED BUDO - Takeshin Okuden explained. 

Principles of Adv BudoMajor Takeshin Okuden explained: details to the majority of 

principles referred to in our wall chart by the same name (see charts). Now you can 

understand that which makes your technqiues work and correct them when they donít! 

Major Principles include Alignment, Allowing, Attack Detail, Attitude, Avoiding Direct 

Conflict, Conforming, Connection, Context, Continuity, Controlling Circularity, Controlling 

Vision, Hidden in the Open, In/Yo, Kuzushi Detail, Minimization, Preparing, 

Relaxation, Sensitivity, Skeletal Locking, Transmutation, Weight Use. Also included are 5 

ìuncategorized principlesî including Methods of Power, Principles of Reception, Principles of Kicking, Principles 

of Training, and Universal Principles. 170 photos. 202 pages. PAB bk: ONLY $35.00 postpaid 

THE ROAD TO MASTERY — Benefits of Budo 

You have heard time and again that the study of the martial arts can lead 

to many levels of personal improvement. Now, you can find out how! In this ambitious 

treatment of the non-physical and sometimes non-conscious teachings offered by traditional 

martial arts instruction, Tony Annesi outlines the essence of self-development as it leads 

to the higher level of awareness and achievement known as "Mastery." The students who approach 

Mastery actually travel two roads, one physical and the other conceptual passing by 

five signposts on their climb up the mountain. Their physical skills hold hidden conceptual 

lessons and their mental development sometimes reveals reveals spiritual lessons. Beyond 

the gates of traditional budo lies the Road to Mastery. This is your guidebook. 

190 pages. RtM bk: ONLY $35.00 postpaid 

EXPRESSING THE BUDO — Traditional Budo Dictionary 

Don't look for "gi" or "tsuki." This dictionary is for more inquiring minds. Interested 

in subtler concepts? You have come to the right place. A four-part (Japanese to English, 

English to Japanese alphabetically and by subject) Japanese Budo Dictionary with essays to 

stimulate further thought. 139 pages. EtB bk: ONLY $25.00 postpaid

Elevated ElementalsELEVATED ELEMENTALS — Kihon as Okuden 

Whether your martial art is a "hard-fist" art like karate or "soft-fist" like aiki, you begin 

with basics. And, if you are like most students, you can't wait until you learn advanced techniques. 

Surprise! You already have! Tony Annesi guides you through a course in recognizeing 

higher level skills hidden in both karate and aiki basics. Kihon (basics) is Okuden (advanced 

teachings) when you understand the intricacies of Elevated Elementals. 163 pages. 

EE bk: ONLY $30.00 postpaid 

SUDDEN ATTACK DEFENSE —Traditional Ippon Kumite For the Real World 

In most schools of karate, one-step sparring is taught as a gradual introduction to freestyle 

sparring. In reality, freestyle has very little in common with one-step sparring and 

less with self-defense. The Okinawan masters knew that one-step sparring was the way 

to apply what was learned in kata. Now you can learn what the masters knew! By varying 

your one-step sparring practice you learn to react to unexpected attacks. The augmentation 

of one-step sparring creates an ascending hierarchy to the more realistic drills of 

SAD (Sudden Attack Defense) and CAD (Combat Attack Defense). This book is about 

that ascension. Teachers can enhance their students capabilities by augmenting existing 

one-step sparring drills. This augmentation creates an ascending hierarchy to the more 

realistic drills of SAD (Sudden Attack Defense) and CAD (Combat Attack Defense). This book is about that 

ascension. 176 pages. Approx. 300 photo. SAD bk: ONLY $35.00 postpaid 

TALES of the DOJO — LifeLessons from the Martial Arts 

If you were lectured on the benefits of budo, it might sound like your old Civics teacher. 

You just might shut your listening aparatus. But, if Sensei starts talking about his past 

experiences, students start gathering around. Gather around! There are subtle lessons to be 

learned. And the teaching is not only painless, it is actually enjoyable. From the well-known 

articles originally published in KICK and INISIDE KARATE, Tony Annesi offers stories 

from his dojo files that integrate budo with daily life and daily life with self-development. 

186 pages. 10 Illustrations. ToD: ONLY $35.00 postpaid 

The DOJO FILES — Martial Arts Lessons from Life 

In this sequel to Tales of the Dojo, Tony Annesi inverts the intent: instead of LifeLessons 

from the Martial Arts, he draws Martial Arts Lessons from life ó from unexpected true 

life sources, many his own experiences. The dojo files yield never before published stories 

that take you out of the dojo and into real life. These are not adventures nor stories about 

street encournters. They are about simple, daily ocurences we often take for granted. They 

hold unexpected truths that integrate budo with daily life...and daily life with self-development. 

266 pages. 13 Illustrations. DF: ONLY $40.00 postpaid 

ALL BUSHIDO-KAI TECHNICAL & PHILOSOPHICAL BOOKS — A COMPLETE BUDO LIBRARY! 

ROAD TO MASTERY (190 pages) 

Comparative AIKI in ACTION (239 pages) 

ELEVATED ELEMENTALS (163 poages) 

EXPRESSING the BUDO (139 pages) 

PRINCIPLES of ADVANCED BUDO (202 pages) 

CRACKING the KATA CODE (160 pages) 

SUDDEN ATTACK DEFENSE (173 pages) 

TALES of the DOJO (186 pages) 

The DOJO FILES (266 pages) 

ALL bks: ONLY $285.00 postpaid

AIKI NO KATEI: The Curriculum of Aiki 

(official handbooks of TAKESHIN AIKI-JU-JUTSU) 

Self-published 8.5 x 11 with spiral bindings for ease of reference on a flat surface. They contain a wealth of 

information in the form of illustrations and reproduced photographs, descriptions and essays. 

Aiki-no-Katei: Volume 1 – Hachikyu and Shichikyu Waza 

Hachikyu waza is basic wrist releases and pivoting. Topics include: 8 preliminaries, wrist exercises, stances and 

walking, 8 standing hachikyu techniques, and hachikyu suwari methods. Shichikyu waza are basic takedowns 

including ude-otosu odori (ikkyo) and kagi (nikyo) with variations. Topics include: 7 divisions of shichikyu techniques 

with variations, shichikyu suwari methods. (105 pages) AnK-1, $18.00 

Aiki-no-Katei: Volume 2 – Rokkyu and Gokyu Waza 

Rokkyu waza is the sister list to shichikyu. It continues the takedowns of shichikyu and includes kote hineri 

(sankyo) and tekubi osae/gyakon (yonkyo). Other topics include: 4 preliminaries, 8 divisions of rokkyu techniques. 

Gokyu level begins body throws like koshi nage and seoinage, throwing by locks (kote gaeshi, gyakon 

nage) as well as throws without body lifting or locks like aiki-ura-ude seoinage (ude-kime nage/tenbin nage) and 

aiki-seoinage. (112 pages) AnK-2, $18.00 

Aiki-no-Katei: Volume 3 – Yonkyu Waza and Sankyu, Nikyu, Ikkyu Waza, Part I 

Yonkyu level makes throws less physical and includes tobi nage (flying throws) also known as kokyu nage (air 

throws). Sankyu, nikyu, ikkyu level begins kicks and kick defenses and well as combinations and escapes from 

various attacks. Includes the essay SOLO AIKI KATA. (103 pages) AnK-3, $18.00 

Aiki-no-Katei: Volume 4 – Sankyu, Nikyu, Ikkyu Waza, Part II, Shodan 

The second part of sankyu, nikyu and ikkyu groups previous techniques by families, discusses form of entry, 

suwari and hanmi-hantachi variations, all of which prepares the student for shodan. Includes the essays THE 

AIKI UKE and AIKI KUMITE. (99 pages) AnK-4, $18.00 

Aiki-no-Katei: Volume 5 – Nidan Waza 

Nidan and sandan waza specialize in variations of shodan waza, however, there is a special emphasis in nidan 

on ude-otosu-odori (ikkyo). New techniques include forms of kote hineri, kote gaeshi, tobi nage, tomoenage, 

and kaeshi waza. Nidan requirements include futari waza (defense vs. 2 people), bo and jo tori and jiyu kumite 

(randori). Includes the essay AIKI KUDEN. (92 pages) AnK-5, $15.00 

Aiki-no-Katei: Volume 6 – Sandan Waza 

Sandan level emphasizes kote hineri (sankyo) but also includes variations of kote gaeshi, tobi nage, sumi gaeshi, 

irimi nage and kaeshi waza. Requirements cover sannin-waza (defense vs. 3 people), bokken and tanto tori, and 

freestyle. Includes the essay ANOTHER APPROACH TO AIKI INSTRUCTION. (116 pages) AnK-6, $18.00 

Aiki-no-Katei: Volume 7 – Yondan Waza 

Shime-waza (choking) as well as 5 divisions of nage waza, tobi nage, koshi nage, shoulder shrugging techniques 

(from headlocks). Yondan waza emphasize Kaeshi waza (countering) and the ken-tori-no-kata (sword taking 

form). (103 pages) AnK-7, $18.00 

Aiki-no-Katei: Volume 8 – Godan Waza 

Master level" instruction introduces minimal motion techniques, 

medical practices, energy flow, and unites hard and 

soft elements of the TAKESHIN system. Among the topics are 

external and internal health, external and internal psychology, 

external and internal energy flow, external and internal striking. 

(190 pages) AnK-8, $24.00 

AnK Set: ONLY $139.00

KARATE-DO no SHOSAI: The Details of Karate-do 

(official handbooks of TAKESHIN KARATE-DO) 

Self-published 8.5 x 11 with spiral bindings for ease of reference on a flat surface. They contain a wealth of 

information in the form of illustrations and reproduced photographs, descriptions and essays. 

Karate-do no Shosai: Volume 1 – SHOSHINSHA 

The Details of Karate, fine points of basics and testing basics for power and stability. Gives birds eye view of 

first 5 kata and includes the very important essays ANGLES AND ARMS AND SQUARES AND STANCES, 

FINE-TUNING STATIC KARATE, WHAT GOOD ARE KARATE BASICS? and YOU MAY BE READY, BUT IS 

YOUR STANCE? (88 pages) KnS-1, $15.00 

Karate-do no Shosai: Volume 2 – HACHIKYU through YONKYU 

Heian Shodan through Godan Kata is the method by which Takeshin karate teaches its concepts of self-defense. 

In volume 2, Heian Shodan through Godan are shown in detail with a suggested Tori-te (grappling-hand) 

applications. Pinan Shodan through Godan are shown for comparison. All Bushido-kai karate requirements 

through Yonkyu are categorized into the traditional kata, keri and kumite and illustrated. (170 pages,) 

KnS-2, $21.00 

Karate-do no Shosai: Volume 3 – SANKYU through SHODAN 

Kanku-dai, Bassai-dai, Tekki Shodan, Nidan, Sandan complete the basic 10 kata of Takeshin Karate. These 

are illustrated in detail with sample Tori-te Bunkai shown after each kata. Kicking and sparring requirements 

through shodan are also included, as well as two short essays on ippon kumite (one-step sparring) and jiyu kumite 

(free sparring) TAKING THE FIRST STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION and CREATING FREE-SPAR- 

RING COMBINATIONS. (150 pages) KnS-3, $21.00 

Karate-do no Shosai: Volume 4 – NIDAN 

Shito-ryu and Shotokan method kata are illustrated including: Annanko (Light from the South), Empi (Flying 

Swallow), Ji-in (Temple Ground), Jion (Temple Sound), Jutte (Ten Hands), Matsukaze (Wind through the Pines), 

Meikyo (Shining Mirror), Nijushiho (24 Directions), Rohai (Emblem of the Heron), Wankan (Kings Crown); 

each kata is followed by sample Bunkai, a trademark of Takeshin instruction. Also included are nidan kicking 

and straight-line sparring requirements and the essay THE FUNDAMENTALS OF JIYU KUMITE. 

(140 pages) KnS-4, $21.00 

Karate-do no Shosai: Volume 5 – SANDAN 

Shotokan, Goju and Uechi method kata are illustrated including: Bassai-sho (Breaking through a Fortress, 

minor), Chinte (Unusual Hand), Gankaku (Crane on a Rock), Hangetsu (Half-moon), Kanku-sho (Viewing the 

Sky, minor), Goju Sanchin (3 Conflicts), Uechi Sanchin (3 Conflicts), Sochin (Tranquil Force), and Taihanchin 

(Our Greatest Example), a Kamishin kata. Each kata is followed by sample bunkai. Also included are sandan 

kicking and in-close sparring requirements. (170 pages) KnS-5, $21.00 

Karate-do no Shosai: Volume 6 – YONDAN 

Goju and Uechi method kata are emphasized: Gekisai Ichi (To Attack and Smash, one), Gekisai Ni (To Attack 

and Smash, two), Gojushiho-dai (54 Movements, major), 

Gojushiho-sho (54 Movements, minor), Saifa (The Final 

Breaking Point), Seienchin (The Lull in the Storm), Sanseru 

(Thirty-six), Goju Seisan (Thirteen), Uechi Seisan (Thirteen), 

Unsu (Cloud Hand); Sample Bunkai for each kata; 

yondan kicking and sparring requirements (fluid power 

and sen-no-sen). (174 pages) 

KnS-6, $21.00 

KnS set: ONLY $111.00

Aiki (Aiki-jutsu / Aikido) DVDs 

Nine Masters of Aiki & Ju-Jutsu 

(NOW in our CLASSICS COLLECTION!) 

NINE MASTERS 1: Wally Jay and Joe Cowles at BUSHIDO-KAI 

Prof. JAY's favorite video of his small-circle ju-jutsu. Discover why Wally Jay is known as 

a master who can perform ju-jutsu with effortless grace with techniques that approach an 

aiki-type of application. Discover how Prof. Jay uses his own investigations to constantly 

upgrade and modify traditional techniques so that they cease to look traditional. Bruce Lee 

and ju-jutsu? Learn how Joe COWLES, a Seattle student of Bruce Lee, teaches his WU WEI 

Gung-fu, a hard/soft system with added ju-jutsu techniques. Cowles' Wu Wei was a strong 

influence on one level of Takeshin Seiken Budo (see our Secrets of Seiken Budo videos). 

Cowles is masterful in lightening-fast execution of in-close techniques. 

2 hours J-1, NOW ONLY $39 

NINE MASTERS 2: Shihan Roland Maroteaux of France 

New to aiki or coming from a karate background? The Voltaire of the Martial Arts teaches 

his powerful art of AIKI-GOSHINDO developed from a study of Hakkoryu, Aikido, and older 

techniques of ju-jutsu and Daito-ryu. A perfect video for karate-ka who want a introduction 

to the forms of aiki. Maroteaux has picture-perfect form and receives attacks with powerful 

blocks before snapping on his aiki-ju-jutsu waza. Maroteaux's aiki would be considered hard, 

powerful and effective by those who prefer an explosive karate method of self-defense. 

1.5 hours A-2, NOW ONLY $39 

NINE MASTERS 3: Soke Don Angier — Inheritor of YANAGI RYU 

Soke Angier's art is from the Yoshida clan—a family art that contains Aiki, Ken-jutsu, 

and Hojo-jutsu (binding arts). Experience detailed Aiki with additional bonus of Kenjutsu 

etiquette and waza. Soke Angier puts little or no effort in his waza; instead, all his 

effort has been put into perfecting its soft but effective execution. In this video, he teaches 

you how to do the same with basic techniques from Yanagi-ryu. At first, they appear to 

be like many aiki-styles; however, perfecting their effortless execution make them a true 

challenge to experienced aiki practitioners. 2 hours A-3, NOW ONLY $39 

NINE MASTERS 4: American Masters of 5 Aiki Arts 

Don ANGIER, Yanagi Ryu; Dennis PALUMBO, Hakkoryu; Tony 

ANNESI, Takeshin Sogo Budo; Henri-Robert. VILAIRE, Kaze Arashi Ryu; Miguel IBARRA 

& Roy GOLDBERG, Icho-yama Ryu span the range from hard to soft with instructional 

methods from technical imitation to detailed explanation. With Master Vilaire you will use 

kempo-like blocks to enter into powerful and painful waza. With Sensei Ibarra and Goldberg 

you use pain but over a shorter range of motion. Sandai-kichu Palumbo offers you 

more conservative technique explained with detail and humor. Shihan Annesi instructs 

you in his minimal motion waza with lucid explanations. Soke Angier, the most senior and 

probably the most skilled Aiki practitioner in the country, treats you to nearly invisible execution. 

There is no better video available today to sample the array of aiki-ju-jutsu styles and emphases. 2 hours 

A-4, NOW ONLY $39 

NINE MASTERS Set 

4 DVDs together at a reduced price. 7.5 hours of seminar instruction. 

MS, NOW ONLY $139

The Principles of Aiki 

Tired of having haphazard success with your throwing and locking? 

It may be because you are imitating your teacher's good form without 

understanding what makes that form work. Soke Don ANGIER and 

Shihan Tony ANNESI take form a step further. Form, Annesi argues, is 

a way of "tricking" a student into doing something right. It is a classical 

shape that illustrates an underlying principle. If you don't understand 

the principle, you'll be locked into a form without meaning. Many aiki 

students have good form but produce varying success in their throwing 

and locking. YOU MAY BE ONE OF THEM. By mastering the 

principles underlying the forms, you can find technical success even when using dramatically different technical 

forms. Style is less important than principle. The rational West can sometimes explain more clearly what the 

intuitive East has discovered. Once you know the principles on which a technique is based, you can easily make 

adjustments in your own methods and see validity in others. Experience the rush of revelation you will get once 

mastering TRIANGULATION, BACK PRESSURE, COMMUTIVE LOCKING and a dozen others! There has 

never been another video series like The Principles of Aiki! TOTALLY UNIQUE! (2 DVDs, 4 hours) ASIAN 

MARTIAL ARTISTRY with WESTERN ANALYSIS! 

2 DVDs, 4 hours of awesome aiki! 

PoAS, ONLY $99.00 

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AIKI for the STREETS 

With Miguel Ibarra (Daito-ryu Yamabushi-kai) & Tony Annesi (Takeshin 

Aiki-ju-jutsu). Do you find that your traditional aiki art emphasizes defenses 

against wrist and lapel holds that are more theoretical than practical? 

On the streets, a grab is followed rapidly by a punch. A body hold proceeds 

from the rear so someone else can strike! This 2-part video set illustrates 

defenses to both strikes and rear seizures. Included are techniques that have 

been tested in actual arrests (Sensei Ibarra is a New York warrant officer) as well as techniques that illustrate 

theoretical but practical training in minimal motion aiki. 

2 DVDs, 3 hours 

AftS, ONLY $89.00 

Pascal SEREI at BUSHIDO-KAI 

Montreal's Pascal Serei has studied martial arts from the late '50s. He is a bodyguard, has 

taught SWAT troops, and specializes in an aiki-ju-jitsu that is unlike Aikido but still emphasizes 

softness and fluidity. For practical application, there are few better teachers than Pascal 

Serei. 2 hours A-44, $69.00 

SELF-DEFENSE for the STREETS 

Combination Set 

3 DVDs, 5 hours 

SD-S, $149.00

Methods on the Edge of Aiki Plus 

Aiki Large and SmallAIKI, LARGE & SMALL 

Are you doing a true Aiki? Or an Aiki by name only? Tony Annesi (Takeshin Aiki-ju-jutsu) 

demonstrates various methods of applying techniques identifiable as aiki, from large and 

fluid to medial circle to near invisible minimal motion. "Aiki," as often used by Daito practitioners, 

is more than ju-jutsu with a hakama, more than hard aikido, more than even an 

historical link to the parent art; "Aiki" is tori's minimal motion with uke's unwilling maximal 

compliance. Commentaries and discussions by Roy Goldberg (Daito-ryu Kodo-kai). (1.5 hrs) 

A-21, $59.00 

3 Levels of AikiTHE THREE LEVELS OF AIKI 

What "level" of Aiki skill is emphasized by your system? Tony Annesi (Takeshin Aiki-ju-jutsu) 

demonstrates ju-jutsu, ju-jutsu with an aiki format, aiki-ju-jutsu, and the rarely seen and 

difficult level known as "aiki." Most ju-jutsu students have a hard, fast and very effective form 

of self-defense. Then, to become more efficient, they investigate aikido or aiki-jujutsu. What 

they often end up with is either ju-jutsu that looks like aikido or a large, fluid, and less effective 

method. Both ju-jutsu and aikido can be both effective and soft, both fluid and efficient if 

you are aware of the levels of development outlined in this video. Commentaries and discussions 

by Roy Goldberg (Daito-ryu Kodo-kai). (2 hrs) A-28, $59.00 

Edge of AikiTHE EDGE OF AIKI 

Tony Annesi (Takeshin Aiki-ju-jutsu) demonstrates the many forms that Aiki variations 

can take. Annesi reveals three categories of variations: Simple Variations, Contraction (illustrated 

by Minimal Motion techniques), and Expansion (illustrated by coiling or entangling 

technique). This fast moving, action-packed video explains how you can make one technique 

become hundreds with variations on the Edge of Aiki. Commentaries and discussions by Roy 

Goldberg (Daito-ryu Kodo-kai). (2 hrs) A-37, $69.00 

Aiki Hard and SoftAIKI, HARD & SOFT 

You know the difference between a hard and soft art, right? Now you can understand the 

subtleties of hard and soft within your own art! Does hard and soft refer to your effort or 

your effects on the receiver? Does hard and soft refer to striking or not-striking or the type of 

energy used? Rather than offering a pat solution, Tony Annesi (Takeshin Aiki Ju-jutsu) suggests 

fascinating options to consider. More variation exists even in the Aiki arts than Hard & 

Soft can accurately encompass. (1.5 hrs) A-42, $59.00 

METHODS on the EDGE of AIKI Plus 

ALL 4 DVDs, 6.75 hours of MULTIPLE METHODS of AIKI 

MEA-p set, ONLY $169.00

AWESOME AIKI SEMINAR COLLECTION 

Nine Masters of Aiki & Ju-jutsu 

The Principles of Aiki 

Aiki for the Streets 

Methods on the Edge of Aiki Plus 

Pascal Serei at BUSHIDO-KAI 

13 DVDs (21 hours!) 

AASC: $499

Comparative AIKI in Action 

10+ years research went into this material. Those interested in functional aikido and aiki-ju-jutsu, 

are considering adopting some concepts of aiki into their own styles. With a new proliferation of information, Aikibased 

martial artists are coming out of their stylistic cocoons and are interested in comparisons between teaching 

methods...enter Comparative Aiki in Action. 

COMPARATIVE AIKI IN ACTION (Part I) 

Different technical points of view of standard aiki techniques. Preliminaries and 15 Ikkyo with 

evaluations of efficacy. What makes one version of a technique more or less functional than another? 

Tony Annesi suggests that there are no superior styles, rather various technical methods 

work best in various situations. This may not seem like a grand revelation, but to martial artists 

who often want to believe that their style addresses all situations better than any other style, that 

admission is at least refreshing if not downright iconoclastic. (90 min.) A-7, $59.00 

COMPARATIVE AIKI IN ACTION (Part II) 

15 Nikyo, 9 Sankyo with evaluations of efficacy. Annesi admits that his choice of variations are 

not complete, and his evaluations are not sacrosanct, but he also suggests that without an honest 

attempt at an objective investigation of methods, we will never really know what works best for 

us, what works best in what situation, nor will we understand the difference between an excellent 

training technique and one meant for actually application. (90 min.) A-8, $59.00 

COMPARATIVE AIKI IN ACTION (Part III) 

8 Yonkyo, 13 Kote Gaeshi. Evaluations of efficacy from Tony Annesi. Among the least streetworthy 

techniques is yonkyo, yet it is also among the most painful. How can this be? Among the 

most used techniques in self-defense is Kote Gaeshi, but it also has some of the most elongated 

and indirect entries. How can it be functional if it takes so long to apply? That depends on one's 

intended use and the situation of the moment. (90 min.) A-9, $59.00 

COMPARATIVE AIKI IN ACTION (Part IV) 

7 Katate Osae; 4 directions and 6 irimi entries for Shiho Nage with evaluations 

of efficacy. Shihan Tony Annesi not only shows the Four Direction Throw to all compass 

points, he also evaluates various commonly used entries. Katate Osae (single hand press) is a 

technique in itself but can also be used as an excellent transition technique to Shiho Nage. (120 

min.) A-10, $69.00 

COMPARATIVE AIKI IN ACTION (Part V) 

11 finishes for Shiho Nage; 4 set-ups, 11 variations of Te Hana (inverted Kote Gaeshi). Shihan 

Tony Annesi illustrates methods to terminate the popular 4 Direction Throw even when one has 

failed to properly off-balance the uke. The inverted version of Kote Gaeshi makes a total of 25 

variations for this much used waza. We strongly suggest purchasing A-10 and A-11 together for a 

complete picture of both Kote Gaeshi and Shiho Nage. (90 min.) A-11, $59.00 

COMPARATIVE AIKI IN ACTION (Part VI) 

11 Osaekomi (holddowns); once you take the opponent down, you must 

have a dependable method by which to secure him. 7 Yubi Waza (finger techniques) to add painful 

variations to already mastered techniques. Also: a Bonus Section featuring 5 Tenbin Nage 

(a.k.a. Ude Kime Nage) and 6 Irimi Nage (entering throw). (90 min.) A-12, $59.00

COMPARATIVE AIKI IN ACTION DVD Set 

All 6 DVDs (A-7 thru A-12) together at a reduced price. 

9.5 HOURS OF AIKI EXCELLENCE! 

CAiAS: ONLY $219.00 

COMPARATIVE AIKI IN ACTION Mixed Media SPECIAL! 

All 6 DVDs (A-7 thru A-12) with 239 page book with 700 photos at a reduced price. 

CAiAmmS, ONLY $249.00 

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The SECRET STRIKES of AIKI 

Most ju-jutsu and aiki practitioners know that are are suki (openings or weak points) into which one can slip a 

strike. Few realize, however, that the shape of the technique itself can provide one or more strikes that add a potential 

hard element of aiki’s notable softness. Learn about SUKI, STRIKING BY SHAPE, and SHAPING THE STRIKE so 

you can use the full range of aiki’s arsenal for self-defense. 

A-52, $69.00

TAKESHIN AIKI CURRICULUM 

Advanced Insights into AIKI 

AIKI RELEASES: TAKESHIN Aiki-ju-jutsu HACHIKYU Waza 

Seemingly the most basic of techniques lists, this series of waza actually sets the stage for both 

intermediate and very advanced techniques. The foundation for all further Takeshin Aiki study 

especially minimal motion techniques. (2 hrs) ARR-1, $69.00 

AIKI TAKEDOWNS 1: TAKESHIN Aiki-ju-jutsu SHICHIKYU Waza 

Takedowns which are taught early but are among the most challenging 

in aiki. This 7th kyu list is the preparation for the variations of the 6th kyu 

list. (2 hrs) ARR-2, $69.00 

AIKI TAKEDOWNS 2: TAKESHIN Aiki-ju-jutsu ROKKYU Waza 

The companion to the 7th kyu list, rokkyu emphasizes takedowns from 

strikes and introduces basic throws. (2 hrs) ARR-3, $69.00 

AIKI THROWS 1: TAKESHIN Aiki-ju-jutsu GOKYU Waza 

The takedowns of the 7th kyu and 6th kyu list lead to the locking and 

body throws of this list. Kote Gaeshi, Shiho Nage, Koshinage, Aiki Seoinage, 

Ushiro Zeme Otoshi all prepare one in subtly different ways for the 

flying throws of the Yonkyu list (below). (2 hrs) ARR-4, $69.00 

AIKI THROWS 2: TAKESHIN Aiki-ju-jutsu YONKYU Waza 

Flying Throws (Tobi Nage) sometimes called air or breath throws. These 

include Yoko Tobi Nage, Mae Uki Otoshi, Shuto Tobi Nage, Te Hana Nage 

and others. These are the easiest throws to learn, but the hardest to actually execute against a real 

attack. (2 hrs) ARR-5, $69.00 

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ELEGANT ESCAPES: TAKESHIN Aiki SANKYU, NIKYU, IKKYU, SHODAN, Part 1 

Ashi Geri Odori (Leg Kick Dance: kick defenses); Escapes from Various Holds and Locks. 

(2.5 hrs) ARR-6, $79.00 

AIKI COMBINATIONS: SANKYU, NIKYU, IKKYU, SHODAN, Part 2 

Ashi Geri Odori (Leg Kick Dance: kick defenses); Putting Lower kyu Techniques 

into Families; Flowing from One Technique to Another. 

(2.5 hrs) ARR-7, $79.00 

AIKI FREESTYLE: SANKYU, NIKYU, IKKYU, 

SHODAN, Part 3 

Training for Aiki Freestyle (includes required and 

non-required drills): Kokyu-ho (kneeling and standing versions); Iai-kumite; 

Suwari Waza Kote Tori Tobi Nage (a kneeling drill unique to the Takeshin Aiki 

System); Solo Aiki Kata (movement training for single and multiple person 

attacks); Touch-pass Drill (blocking or reception training for the upper body.) 

(2 DVDs, 3 hrs) ARR-8 $89.00 

TAKESHIN AIKI CURRICULUM Upper Kyu SPECIAL! 

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Yudansha (black Belt) AIKI-JU-JUTSU 

MODIFICATIONS FOR MASTERY Series: Aiki-ju-jutsu HENKA (Variations) 

MODIFICATIONS FOR MASTERY: TAKESHIN Aiki-ju-jutsu NIDAN HENKA 

Second degree black belt variations, emphasizing the Ude Otosu Odori (Ikkyo) Group, the Kote 

Gaeshi Group, the Kote Hineri (Sankyo) Group, the Tobi Nage (Kokyu Nage) Group and others. 

Some variations may be familiar to aikido students but many you have never seen before. 

(1.75 hrs) ARR-9, $69.00 

MODIFICATIONS FOR MASTERY: TAKESHIN Aiki SANDAN HENKA 

Third black belt variations emphasize additions to nidan's Kote Gaeshi 

Group, Kote Hineri (Sankyo) Group, and Tobi Nage (Kokyu Nage) Group as well as body throws 

similar to judo techniques, the Irimi Nage Group and Sutemi (sacrifice) techniques. Some variations 

may be familiar to aikido or judo students but most you have never seen before. (2 hours) 

ARR-11, $69.00 

MODIFICATIONS FOR MASTERY: TAKESHIN Aiki YONDAN HENKA 

Neck, Hip & Flying Techniques. Variations of hip throws and flying throws as well as escapes 

form headlocks and chokes. (2 hours) ARR-14, $69.00 

The Henka (variations) of 

Takeshin Aiki-ju-jutsu Black Belt 

3 DVDs, 4.25+ hours, normally $69 EACH ($207 for all 3) 

ONLY $189 for the set

WEAPONS TAKING & MULTIPLE-PERSON DEFENSE 

Staff Taking, 2-Person Escape 

JO/BO TORI & FUTARI WAZA: TAKESHIN Aiki-ju-jutsu NIDAN 

In Takeshin Aiki, second black belt requirements contain weapon defenses (specifically, 

long and medium staff disarms) as well as escape from two attackers. This video also give a 

sampling of freestyle vs. two people. 2 hrs ARR-10, $69.00 

Blade Taking, 3-Person Escape 

BOKKEN/TANTO TORI & SANNIN WAZA: TAKESHIN Aiki SANDAN 

In Takeshin Aiki, third black belt requirements contain weapon defenses (specifically, 

mock-blade disarms) as well as escapes from three attackers. This video also gives a sampling 

of freestyle vs. three people. 2.5 hrs ARR-12, $79.00 

Multiple Person Technique 

TANINZU-WAZA: Multiple Person Escape & Defense 

from TAKESHIN Aiki SANDAN and YONDAN 

Defense against group attacks and escapes from multiple person holds. Logical, incremental 

improvement vs. what seem to be impossible odds. 2.5 hours ARR-13, $79.00 

Aiki Countering 

AIKI vs. AIKI: Countering Techniques from TAKESHIN Aiki-ju-jutsu YONDAN 

Multiple ways to counter the most commonly used Aiki waza. Invaluable for Aikido, Aikiju-jutsu 

and Ju-jutsu! 2 hours, 20 min. ARR-15, $79.00 

Minimal Motion Aiki 

An Introduction to INVISIBLE AIKI, Parts 1 & 2 

from TAKESHIN Aiki-ju-jutsu GODAN 

From the Takeshin Aiki godan requirements comes a 2 DVD set that 

actually explains how to perform MINIMAL MOTION AIKI! Our most 

popular videos since the Principles of Aiki! 2 DVDs, 3 hours 

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An Introduction to "Invisible AikiINVISIBLE" AIKI, Part 3 


More details on how MINIMAL MOTION AIKI works! 2 hrs. 

ARR-17, $69.00 

The Introduction to "Invisible Aiki" set! 

3 DVDs (5 hours) 

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Instructing INVISIBLE AIKI Volume 1: Basics, Releases, Etc. 

from TAKESHIN Aiki GODAN 

The first of 3 DVDs to detail how Master-level MINIMAL MOTION AIKI in the Takeshin 

AIKI system is instructed, one step at a time! Compliments (does not douplicate) 

the Introduction to Invisible Aiki set. 2.5 hours ARR-18, $79.00 

Instructing INVISIBLE AIKI Volume 2: Locks & Takedowns 


The second of 3 DVDs to detail how Master-level MINIMAL MOTION AIKI in the 

Takeshin AIKI system is instructed, one step at a time! 2.25 hours ARR-19, $69.00 

Instructing INVISIBLE AIKI Volume 3: Flying Throws 


The third of 3 DVDs to detail how Master-level MINIMAL MOTION AIKI in the Takeshin 

AIKI system is instructed, one step at a time! For practical self-defense, especially against 

more than one person, you may not have time for locks or takedowns. Enter throws done 

minimally! 2.5 hours ARR-20, $79.00 

The "Instructing Invisible Aiki" set 

(These DVDs are the logical extensions of the Introduction to Invisible 

Aiki.) 

3 DVDs (7.3 hours) 

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TAKESHIN AIKI YUDANSHA (Black Belt) SERIES 

All 13 ARR videos (ARR-9 through ARR-20) as shown above. 

13 DVDs (25+ hours!) 

TAYS: $699

HOW ABOUT SOME CROSS-TRAINING? 

HIDDEN JOINT JOLTS from Karate Kata Set 

Although the kata are vehicles for learning hidden joint jolts, the purpose 

of the training is to instantly recognize an opportunity for a jolt in 

self-defense. The positions and theoretical situations the kata presents 

help you understand the body-mechanics needed for practical joint jolt 

application. 2 DVDs (4 hours, 53 min.) 

HJJ-set, $129.00 

HIDDEN THROWS & TAKEDOWNS from Karate Kata 

A follow-up to our HIDDEN JOINT JOLTS video, this 

triple DVD set revelas the less overt sweeps, takdedowns, 

and throws implied or hidden in the karate kata that are 

otherwise familiar to you. 

3 DVDs (4 hours, 20 min.) K-HTT-1, $129/set 

The AIKI of KARATE: Tensho, Hakucho, Papuren 

Tensho, Hakucho, Papuren 1Tensho, Hakucho, Papuren 2Many karate arts claim to start hard and develop soft 

skills at an advanced level. What turns out to be soft instruction (if any) is a few lessons in joint locks that has 

little or nothing to do with traditional kata. This double-video set is a unique 

approach to three traditional kata from Goju and White Crane that are 

overtly sought but seldom studied for the oyo (applications). 

You will learn each form, its stances and individual hand techniques and then 

Master Instructor Annesi will add "the Takeshin element" before revealing 

dozens of applications, some direct, but most subtle, fluid, and using energy 

that is somewhere between internal Chinese martial arts and traditional 

Japanese aiki. MORE about The Aiki of Karate 2 DVDs (4 hours, 45 min.) 

KCS-11, $99/set

Karate-Do DVDs 

NEW! Annesi LIVE! DVDs 

Annesi LIVE! Productions are full, partial or assembled seminars and classes shot by amateur videographers. 

Sometimes the sound or image is less than perfect, but Bushido-kai edits the video to bring out the essence of the 

instruction so the information is always fascinating. 

Annesi LIVE!: BASSAI & the Elements of Self-defense 

Bassai & Element sof Self-defenseShot in Richardson, Texas, this seminar was purportedly 

about the principles of self-defense. Only late in the semianr did many of the students 

realize that Hanshi Annesi was using Bassai-dai to teach fundamental concepts and various 

categories of self-defense waza like soft and hard blocking, weight shifting, locking, structuring, 

throwing, and “soft” power punching. 1 hour. 

AL-1, $39 

Annesi LIVE!: WANKAN, Theory & Practice 

Wankan, Theory & PracticeShot in Richardson, Texas, this seminar condenses the essence 

of Wankan (Matsukaze) into a single presentation that emphasizs both the method of kata 

analysis and the distinction between theoretical and applied techniques. 1.25 hours. 

AL-2, $39 

Annesi LIVE!: TENSHO, Range of Intensity 

Tensho, Range of IntensityShot in Toronto, Ontario, this seminar 

condenses the essence of Tensho (its detail, form and applicaiton) emphsizing both Hard 

and Soft applications over a range of intensities. Included is an intercession about Structural 

Analysis. 2 hours. 

AL-3, $49 

Annesi LIVE!: FORM to FORMLESS, A Private Karate Workshop 

Wankan, Theory & PracticeShot in a private Toronto dojo, this small, intensive class covered 

several subjects volunteered by the participants: Questions on the Details of Tensho, 

Goju & Daito Shuto, Testing Structure, The Structure of Nijushiho, Types of Power, Apparent 

Formlessness, The Triangle Defense, Weight Dropping. 1.75 hr 

AL-4, $49

CRACKING THE KATA CODE 

The Foundation of Advanced Kata Study 


Cracking the KATA Code 1: Igata & Kata 

You know how to perform your kata but do you fully understand them? From the groundbreaking 

book of the same name (see book section), Shihan Tony Annesi reveals how kata is 

misunderstood by most practitioners, both modern eclecticists and traditionalists. There are 

two ideographs for kata. One implies a rigid mold, the other suggests a general shape — “the 

mold filled with gelatin.” As a beginner you were instructed to follow the rigid mold, but did 

you learn how that rigidity becomes softened by interpretation and personal sensibilities in 

more senior practice? Annesi offers the details of a 3-tier approach to kata study. Chojun 

Miyagi said, “Kata are not simply an exhibition of form; they are concrete manifestations of 

techniques that can be transformed at any time to any form at will and in which the essence 

of karate has assumed a definite form.” 2 hours. K-29, NOW Only 39.00 

Cracking the KATA Code 2: Types & Modes of Bunkai 

Are you the unusual student who can see beyond the surface? Bunkai means sample, example, 

or analysis. A method of analysis that reveals unexpected techniques and principles 

is the subject of this and the next video. Sometimes bunkai reveals overt oyo (applications) 

but, in other cases, these oyo are intentionally indistinct, even barely suggested. Kata are like 

great books -- what they offer is obvious but there are multiple layers of meaning that only a 

talented teacher or student can reveal. 2 hours. K-30, NOW Only 39.00 

Cracking the KATA Code 3: 10 Tips of Analyzing Kata 

Test your interpretive talents. Shihan Annesi suggests 10 simple guidelines that can help 

martial artists get the most from their kata study. He uses an unusual kata, Aragaki Unsu, to 

demonstrate the ideas previously taught. Both students and Shihan Annesi contribute to the 

possible interpretation of the material covered, exemplifying an approach both very traditional 

and simultaneously ground-breaking. 2 hours. K-31, NOW Only 39.00 

CRACKING the KATA CODE DVD Set! 

6 hours of traditional karate with an inconoclastic approach! 

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(These videos are NOT style-specific. Any practitioner can learn how to benefit more from their studies by viewing 

CRACKING THE KATA CODE, The Foundation of Advanced Kata Study. See next entry for videos detailing 

the Takeshin method of kata performance & analysis.) 

CRACKING the KATA CODE 

Mixed Media SPECIAL! 

CKC 3 DVD set and CKC book 

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Unlimited Insights into KARATE 

for the TAKESHIN Student and for others, as well. 

TAKESHIN Karate-do HEIAN SHODAN: Form, Structure & Application 

Hidden Throws & Locks and more details than the eye can see. There is a reason why Funakoshi 

said that the Heian series is all one needs to know for self-defense. Conceptual and 

physical training following the ideas shown in CRACKING THE KATA CODE. Think Heian 

Shodan is for beginners? Think again. 2.5 hrs KH-1, $79.00 

TAKESHIN Karate-do HEIAN NIDAN: 

Form, Structure & Application 

Second of the Heian Series (first of the Pinan series.) How to test each 

movement statically, dynamically and “bioelectrically.” Unexpected applications. 

Heian 1 and 2 set the format for the rest of the Heians. 3 hrs 

KH-2, $79.00 

TAKESHIN Karate-do HEIAN SANDAN: 


The shortest of the Heians but full of joint locking and throwing. This video is crammed 

with insights into advanced kata training. 2 hrs KH-3, $69.00 

TAKESHIN Karate-do HEIAN YONDAN: 


Fourth of the Heian Series and among the richest in variety of 

applications. Includes structure and power tests. 

2 hrs. KH-4, $79.00 

TAKESHIN Karate-do HEIAN GODAN: 


The culmination and, in many ways, the summary of the Heian series. Heian godan links 

its companions together and prepares the student for the study of Kanku and Bassai. 2.5 hrs 

KH-5, $79.00 

THE LOWER KYU KATA Set 

All 5 “lower kyu” levels of Takeshin Karate Kata: Heian Shodan through Godan. 

9 videos on 6 DVDs , 13 HOURS at one unbelievably low price! 

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MORE KARATE KATA AT AN EVEN HIGHER LEVEL! 

TAKESHIN Karate-do KANKU-DAI 

Among the longest forms in the Shotokan, Shito, Shorin and Tang Soo 

Do systems, Kanku-dai is surpassed in length only by the kata Gojushiho 

and Goju’s Suparinpe. Kanku-dai is the essence of the Heian Kata put together; 

indeed, some say that it was the prime source of all the Heian kata. 

In this fascinating form, there are many hidden throws, takedowns, locks, 

escapes and subtle, effortlessly executed techniques. 2 DVDs, 3 hrs 

KKD, $79.00 

TAKESHIN Karate-do BASSAI-DAI 

There are actually 11 traditional versions of Bassai. Like Kanku-dai, it uses (or is the source 

of) many of the techniques shown in the Heian kata. We show four versions of Bassai but, 

more importantly, we spend the lion’s share of the video on oyo (application): hidden throws, 

takedowns and especially arm locks. 2.5 hrs 

KBD, $79.00 

TAKESHIN Karate-do TEKKI Shodan, Nidan, Sandan 

Also called Naihanchi, this series of horse-riding kata have had many interesting and 

sometime fanciful interpretations. Were they designed to fight against a wall? In rice patties? 

On the ground? We cover stance changes that most studies ignore as well as in-fighting 

interpretations. 2.5 hrs. KT123, $79.00 

THE UPPER KYU KATA Set 

All 3 “upper kyu” levels of Takeshin Karate Kata, Kanku through Tekki Sandan as shown above. 

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Related KARATE DVDs 

Kumite- and Keri-waza. 

One-step sparring and basic kicking as done in Takeshin Karatedo. 1 hour 

K-KKW, $49.00 

FUNAKOSHI’S 9 THROWS 

There were actually more than nine.... Gichin Funakoshi and his senior 

student Shigeru Egami both advocated throwing in karate. In fact 

it was Funakoshi, when first settled in Japan, who taught Jigoro Kano, 

the founder of Judo, throws that Funakoshi had learned in Okinawan Karate. In Funakoshi’s 

Karate-do Kyohan, he outlined nine throws which have become the basis of Takeshin 

Karate-do’s shodan requirements. In this unique video, Shihan Tony Annesi demonstrates 

the harder, more direct “karate” versions of the waza and then shows Takeshin’s modified 

“aiki” versions as applied in a one-step sparring format. A video that will be enjoyed by both 

Karate and Aiki students. 1.5 hours K-NW, $59.00 

Takeshin Karate COMPLETE SET! 

Lower kyu, Upper kyu, Keri, -Kumite-, and Nage-waza! 

All Shodan rank requirements of Takeshin Karate: 

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INNOVATIVE TRADITIONALISM! 

SUDDEN ATTACK DEFENSE DVD Set 

You’ve never seen one-step sparring like this! Not 

fancy, not complex. Just functional! 

Standard Traditional Ippon Kumite (Embu Kumite) 

prepares one for a face-to-face street attack. What if 

the opponent does not attack face-to-face? What if he 

does not use a head-high lunge punch? And, what does 

one-step sparring lead to if not freestyle sparring? The 

Okinawan masters knew that one-step sparring was a 

way to apply basics learned in kata. A variety of sparring 

drills help you react to unexpected attacks. By 

learning a logical, incremental set of one-step drills, you prepare for real sudden attack. Few students or teachers 

realize the depth to which the one-step exercises can go. This 3-part video series starts with traditional practices, 

troubleshoots them, and gradually adds variations until unexpected but nonetheless realistic drills emerge: 

Touch-Pass, SAD (Sudden Attack Defense), and CAD (Combat Attack Defense.) This video series allows you to 

bridge the gap between the master’s teachings and self-defense in today’s world. 5.5 hours SADvs, $139.00 

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INSIDE the KUMITE GAP: Karate In-fighting for Self-defense 

ENGAGE THE OPPONENT WITH CONFIDENCE! 

Real fighting seldom happens at sparring range. Often, it is in-close and personal. Even if 

you spar well, the referee stops you when you get too close. But that is where the real fight 

starts. Are you ready to mix it up? Now you can learn how to finish that in-close fight. 

Learn closing skills, receiving thrusts, simultaneous block/strike, off-balancing blocks, 

checking hands, trapping hands, short & small technqiues, contouring, successive leg techniques, 

heave & earth techniques, clinches, and give-and-take drills that integrate what you 

have learned. 2.5 hours K-45, $79.00 

KARATE Engagements SPECIAL 

3 DVDs on the ranges of engagement not normally 

taught by karate systems: 

ground defense, in-fighting, and throws. 

3 DVDs (7 hours) 

KEs, $179.00

BUSHIDO-KAI’S KATA COMPARISON SERIES 

Empi / Wanshu 

Offered at the Nidan level of Takeshin Karate-do, Shotokan-style Empi (Flying Swallow) is 

compared to two versions of its antecedent, Wanshu. Sensei Tobey Reed performs Shuri-ryu 

Wanshu and Shihan Annesi shows a version of Itosu-kai (Shito-ryu) Wanshu. The kata are 

shown individually, then side-by-side-by-side. Shihan Annesi devotes the dominant amount 

of time to Empi applications while Tobey Reed inserts similar applications from a different 

part of Wanshu. These are compared and contrasted with Itosu-kai Wanshu to make for an 

action-packed hour-and-a-half of advanced karate analysis and application. 

1.5 hours KCS-1, $59.00 

Wankan / Matsukaze 

Offered at the Nidan level of Takeshin Karate-do, Shotokan-style Wankan (King’s Crown) is 

compared to Shito-ryu’s Matsukaze (Pine Wind) which is also known as Wankan. The kata are 

shown individually, then side-by-side.Ê Shihan Annesi then illustrates numerous applications 

from both kata. A non-stop hour-and-a-half of advanced karate analysis and application. 

1.5 hours KCS-2, $59.00 

Ji’in / Jutte / Jion 

Shotokan-style versions of “The J-series,” probably descended from 

Tomari-te. All 3 kata are demonstrated, taught, and analyzed, comparing, contrasting, and 

discovering new connections for deeper understanding. 

2.5 hours KCS-3, $79.00 

Meikyo / Itosu Rohai 1, 2, 3 

Shotokan-style version of Meikyo (Shuri-te influenced) compared and 

contrasted with its root forms the three versions of Rohai from Ankoh 

Itosu (these forms share a name with but are not the same as the 

Matsumora Rohai done by Shorin, Shito and Tang Soo do stylists.) 

2.5 hours KCS-4, $79.00 

Gankaku / Matsumora Rohai 

Shotokan-style version of Gankaku (Shuri-te’s Chinto) compared and contrasted with Matsumora 

Rohai, the Tomari-te influenced historical root of Itosu Rohai and 

Meikyo. 2 hours KCS-5, $69.00 

Hangetsu / Aragaki Seisan 

Shotokan-style version of Hangetsu (Shuri-te influenced) compared and 

contrasted with Aragaki Seisan (Tomari-te influenced). 

2 hours KCS-6, $69.00 

Uechi Seisan / Goju Seisan 

A follow-up to Hangetsu/Aragaki Seisan. Compares and contrasts similar 

but clearly distinct versions of Seisan from Uechi and Goju with many 

revealing applications. 2.25 hours KCS-7, $79.00 

Kanku-sho 

The Shotokan variant compared with its Kanku-Dai counterpart. 1.5 

hours KCS-8, $59.00

Bassai-sho 

The Shotokan variant compared with its Bassai-dai counterpart. Form and function with 

many, many applications. 1.33 hours KCS-9, $59.00 

Hard & Soft Applications of Gojushiho-dai & -sho 

The two Shotokan-style kata compared and contrasted with emphasis 

on the softer applications. 

2.5 hours KCS-10, $79.00 

Tensho, Hakucho, Papuren: The AIKI of KARATE 

Many karate arts claim to start hard and develop soft skills at an advanced level. 

What turns out to be soft instruction (if any) is a few 

lessons in joint locks that has little or nothing to do with traditional kata. 

This double-video set is a unique approach to three traditional kata from 

Goju and White Crane that are overtly sought but seldom studied for 

the oyo (applications). You will learn each form, its stances and individual 

hand techniques and then Master Instructor Annesi will add “the 

Takeshin element” before revealing dozens of applications, some direct, 

but most subtle, fluid, and using energy that is somewhere between internal 

Chinese martial arts and traditional Japanese aiki. 

4 hours, 45 min. KCS-11, $99/set 

Shotokan NIJUSHIHO vs. Aragaki NISEISHI 

Nijushiho (24 Movements) is derived from a Tomari-te version of Niseishi. Another version, 

Seisho Aragaki’s as shown in this DVD seems completely different. But is it? Compare 

the two forms and reveal scores of insights and applicaitons as well as unexpected counters 

form one kata to the other! 

2.5 hours KCS-12, $79.00 

EXCLUSIVE ! Rare KATA now available on video! 

The Lost CHANNAN Kata (with Dr. Elmar Schmeisser) 

You will witness the hidden roots of the Heian/Pinan Kata taught, analyzed, 

and compared with the Heian kata using plenty of 

unusual applications. 

THESE KATA WERE THOUGHT TO BE LOST TO ANTIQUITY! 

A completely unique set of videos that you will find nowhere else. 

2 DVDs (2 hours, 50 min.) 

K-43, $89.00 

LOOK FOR THE BOOK Channan, The Heart of the Heians BY 

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15 DVDs (24.25 hours) 

KSKCs: $549

SITUATIONAL SELF-DEFENSE from Traditional Kata 

Every karate-ka learns to defend against punches and kicks but karate was originally 

intended as a holistic self-defense skill. That means traditional training must have included 

self-defense against lapel grab, front neck choke, rear wrist holds, rear chokes, rear body 

holds, hammer locks, etc. Shihan Annesi reveals these defenses and more, all from the traditional 

kata you thought you knew! 2.5 hours K-47, $79.00 

HIDDEN JOINT JOLTS from Karate Kata 

The blocks and punches are obvious. Sometimes the overt armlocks 

stick out like a sore elbow; but what about the subtle, quick, debilitating jolts to knees and 

elbows that are so easy to ignore when analyzing kata? Here they are, clearly instructed and 

drawn from the kata you thought you knew—amazingly effective and easy to apply! Download 

the FREE 2-page PDF notes to the seminar. 2.5 hours K-48, $79.00 

MORE HIDDEN JOINT JOLTS from Karate Kata 

Although the kata are vehicles for learning hidden joint jolts, the purpose of the training is 

to instantly recognize an opportunity for a jolt in self-defense. The positions and theoretical 

situations the kata presents help you understand the body-mechanics needed for practical 

joint jolt application. 2.33 hours K-53, $69.00 

HIDDEN JOINT JOLTS Double-DVD Set 

Twice the Jolts (nearly 5 hours!) at Reduced price! 


HJJ-set, $129.00 

HIDDEN OYO (Applications) 


HO, $279.00 

HIDDEN THROWS & TAKEDOWNS from Karate 

Kata 

A follow-up to our HIDDEN JOINT JOLTS video, 

this triple DVD set revelas the less overt sweeps, takdedowns, 

and throws implied or hidden in the karate 

kata that are otherwise familiar to you. 

4 hours, 20 min. K-HTT-1, $129/set

Sogo Budo (Integrated Martial Arts) DVDs 

A NEW DVD SERIES! 

Tony Annesi’s MASTER CLASSES 

The Martial Use of WEIGHT CONTROL: •Drop •Shift •Turn 

Often the three principal uses of body weight (dropping, shifting, and turning) are overlooked 

in martial arts study and yet the proper use of one’s weight can make defense and 

counterattack efficient, powerful, and difficult to perceive. Using examples from Judo, Aiki, 

Karate and Seiken Budo, Kyoshi Tony Annesi details various ways to apply subtle weight 

changes for use in your own art. (120 min.) MC-1, ONLY $69 

The Martial Use of STRUCTURING: • Your Opponent • Yourself 

Structuring for martial arts teaches both positive structuring for yourself 

and negatively the structuring of your opponent. Using examples from Aiki, Shotokan, 

Isshin, Uechi, Kempo, and Takeshin Karate, Kyoshi Annesi details various ways to test your 

own stability and use your opponent’s stability to make him uncomfortably immobile. 

(120 Min.) MC-2, ONLY $69 

Aspects of Off-balancing · Subtle · Partial · Complete 

Kuzushi (off-balancing) was the secret Dr. Jigoro Kano discovered before founding Judo. 

Today that secret is taken for granted but, as the same time, is poorly understood. Using 

examples from Judo, Aiki, Karate and Takeshin Seiken Budo, Kyoshi Annesi details various 

ways to subtly off-balance an opponent either to throw, to structure, or to follow-up with 

strikes. (135 min.) MC-3, ONLY $69 

Methods of Throwing for Soft & Hard Arts 

Having understood off-balancing, you can progress to throwing, but 

there are so many different kinds of throws that it is difficult to understand what makes them 

work. Using examples from Judo, Aiki, Karate, and Takeshin Seiken Budo, Kyoshi Annesi 

reveals a simple way to categorize throws so you can easily analyze them and absorb the essence 

of what makes them work. (135 min.) MC-4, ONLY $69 

Principles Applied 1 

Principles are only valuable when they can be applied. They will vary 

according to the situation and the background of the martial artist. In this fascinating summary 

of four previous Master Classes, Kyoshi Annesi uses examples from Judo, Aiki, Karate, 

and Takeshin Seiken Budo, as well as student’s contributions, to illustrate how principles 

combine to form unlimited self-defense techniques. COMPLETELY NEW! 

(132 min.) MC-5, ONLY $69 

The First 5 Master Classes 

Principles Appied 1, Methods of Throwing, Aspects of Off-balancing, The Martial Use of Structuring, and The 

Martial Us eof Weight Control--5 DVDs, 10.5 hours of instruction. (See details and DVD SAMPLES below). 

MC-Unit 1, ONLY $239

Aspects of Alignment: • Tactical • Technical 

The study of Alignment has more variation and depth than is first apparent. The principle 

can apply to judo grips, facing a karate sparring partner, or arranging one’s limbs to make an 

aiki throw easier. Using examples from judo, karate, aiki, and Takeshin Seiken Budo, Kyoshi 

Annesi explains the richness of this seemingly simple principle and its value in the serious 

study of advanced budo. (120 min.) MC-6, ONLY $69 

Methods of Receiving: • Hard • Soft 

The proper Translation of “uke-waza” is not Blocking but Receiving. You 

may receive an attack by striking it,Methods of Receiving deflecting it, baiting it, or avoiding 

it altogether. The skill of your receiving technique determines the possibilities for your 

counter. Using examples from both Karate and Aiki, Hanshi Annesi explains the richness of 

this category of skills and its value in the serious study of advanced budo. 

(120 min.) MC-7, ONLY $69 

Yielding & Leading 

Yileding and LeadingTo receive an attack,you may block it or yield ground so it misses you, 

but to maintian control of the opponent, Yielding must lead to Leading. Using examples 

from Boxing, Judo, Aiki, and Karate, Hanshi Annesi explains various methods of controling 

both the opponent’s body and his mind to maximize self-defense success with minimal 

effort. (130 min.) MC-8, ONLY $69 

Passing Hard & Soft 

Passing is an extension of Receiving and leads to Trapping. Use passing to move the opponent, 

to get to his opposite side, or to guide him into a strike or disadvantageous position. 

Using examples from Aiki, Karate, Judo and Seiken Budo, Hanshi Annesi illustrates siimple 

“hard” passes, hard-soft passes, and flowing soft passes that quickly reduce the opponent to a 

defensive state and increase the chances of controlling him. 

(120 min.) MC-9, ONLY $69 

Principles Applied 2 

A review and summary of many principles previous covered in the Master Class series with 

emphasis on Passing, Yielding & Leading, Receiving, Methods of Throwing, Off-balancing, 

and Weight Control. Hanshi Annesi offers all new examples from Judo, aiki, Karate, and 

Seiken Budo. A great way to review or a fine place to begin the study of principles. 

(120 min.) MC-10, ONLY $69 

The Second 5 Master Classes 

Aspects ofAlignment, Methods of Receiving, Hielding & Leading, Passing Hard & Soft, and Principles Applied 

2--5 DVDs, 10.2 hours of instruction. (See details and DVD SAMPLES below). 

MC-Unit2, ONLY $239

Elbow Awareness 

The essence of Elbow Awareness is simple: pay attention to your own and your opponent’s 

elbow. However, its applications are myriad in many different martial arts. Hanshi Annesi 

uses examples from Uechi, Isshin, Wing-chun, aiki, judo, and Seiken Budo to give a sense of 

the breadth of this fundamental concept. (120 minutes) MC-11, ONLY $69 

“Your promos often speak of “higher ed for the martial artist,” but that’s not accurate enough. After 

all, that phrase covers everything from freshman intro classes to postgraduate research. This new 

material is out there somewhere in the post-doctorate range…. You could say so, except that it 

hardly has the same advertising ring. The original Principles of Advanced Budo was great,…Comparative 

Aiki was excellent, still unrivaled and even uncopied. Methods on the Edge of Aiki was 

better still. The Master Class series is the best so far. This is so far beyond what I’ve seen elsewhere 

that it really defines a new class of instructional DVD for martial study. Here the teaching is essentialized 

as one would minimize action in practice. (Notice I speak here only of the aiki related 

material and address only the fraction of your catalog I know.)” 

--Dr. C. W. DeMarco, professor of philosophy

TRANSMUTATION 


TRANSMUTATION (Part I) 

Transmutation 1Hanshi Bruce Juchnik (Sei Kosho Shorei Kai) and Shihan Tony Annesi 

(Takeshin Sogo Budo) teach you how to unify the arts by showing that, with small adjustments, 

a Lock is a Block is a Blow is a Throw. Bruce Juchnik is known for his relaxed presentation 

of unusual concepts. Tony Annesi is known for his organized and clear analysis 

of techniques. With them, you’ll move from style to style, from technical shape to technical 

shape to bring many martial arts into the same family. Learn how form varies not only according 

to function but also according to cultural preference. The differences in styles are not 

in effectiveness but in appearance and sometimes incidental detail. When you can transmute your favorite blow 

into a throw, you have soft within your hard style. When you can transmute your favorite lock into a block, you 

have hard within your soft style. (1.5 hours) AK-13, $39.00 

TRANSMUTATION (Part II) 

Transmutation 2Hanshi Juchnik on “always move twice” and “caging”. Shihan Annesi on 

seeing advanced applications within basics. You will learn how to understand technical 

methods with “a masterís mind” by seeing beyond the surface form. Once you study principles 

(see PAB videos) and know how a technique works, you are then free to change its form 

while maintaining its essence. Even your most basic techniques hold within them advanced 

applications. Discover how! (1.5 hours) AK-14, $39.00 

TRANSMUTATION (Part III) 

Transmutation 3Juchnik applies his concepts to the use of a blade. Annesi unifies the 

theme and transmutes advanced techniques back to basic ones. The circle comes around. As 

an experienced martial artist, you do not have to practice every one of your 10,000 variations 

to stay skilled. You continue practicing basics, but perceive them with “a master’s mind”. For 

you, the advanced becomes simple because it always resided in the basic. Now you can transmute 

the basic into the advanced at will. 

(2 hours) AK-15, $39.00 

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THE ROAD TO MASTERY 


THE ROAD TO MASTERY (Part I) 

Road to Mastery 1Travel with Willem deTHOUARS (Kuntao Silat), Bruce JUCHNIK 

(KoshoRyu), and Tony ANNESI (Takeshin Sogo Budo) as they show signposts on the technical 

journey toward Mastery. Your first signpost is, of course, Basics. But basics are more than 

they first appear. Even for a beginner, each art has a different concept of what basics should 

be. DeThouars and Juchnik discuss basics like perception and awareness while Annesi covers 

basics like stance and blocking stability. Not only must you master basics, you should also 

test them. Discover Shihan Annesi’s unique way to test postural efficiency so you can improve 

your own. (2 hours) AK-16, $39.00 

THE ROAD TO MASTERY (Part II) 

Road to Mastery 2Basics become Forms and Techniques. You have practiced many basics 

as self-defense. More often, however, basics transmute into the more complicated combinations 

you know as kata or waza. Even these contain more than meet the eye. Annesi’s bunkai 

of Tensho kata, for example, illustrates a point made in his earlier Transmutation videos (see 

above) and Cracking the Kata Code videos (see karate videos), that any form, whether a kata 

or a waza can hold enormous meaning below its surface. Learn how a simple kata can have 

subtle application that can be lost upon even those who practice it regularly. 

(1.5 hours) AK-17, $39.00 

THE ROAD TO MASTERY (Part III) 

Road to Mastery 3Form & Techniques produce Variation. For most students, improvement 

in the martial arts means adding to their list of techniques or variations. The more choices 

of techniques you have with which to respond to an attack, the better you are able to handle 

that attack. Variations are endless so it is logical that students perceive a large repertoire of 

variation as the pinnacle of martial development. This video suggests that Variation, although 

essential, is merely a stepping stone on your way toward mastery. 

(1.5 hours) AK-18, $39.00 

THE ROAD TO MASTERY (Part IV) 

Road to Mastery 4Variations lead to Principles. Once you have accumulated myriad variations, 

you must have a way to organize them. Even the master’s mind cannot work if clogged 

by a mile-long menu of technical choices. This is why the next signpost on the road to 

mastery is understanding how variations can be summarized into a relatively small group of 

Principles (genri). Different arts approach Principle in different ways; but, to master an art, 

you must go beyond the accumulation of concretes to the integration of concepts. New to the 

study of principles? Not after you experience this signpost. (2 hours) AK-19, $39.00 

THE ROAD TO MASTERY (Part V) 

Road to Mastery 5The fundament of freedom: Everything is Budo. When you integrate 

both techniques and principles, you go beyond shape, form, or style. Not only do your 

trained actions become automatic, but your everyday actions become structured with the 

new intent of self-defense. You now can turn any motion into a lock, a block, a blow, or a 

throw. Because budo has become part of your life, your life can serve as the shape, style and 

method of your budo. Beyond the gate of traditional budo lies the Road to Mastery. At the 

pinnacle of mastery lies Banji-wa budo desu (Everything is budo). (2 hours) AK-20, $39.00

ROAD to MASTERY DVD Set 

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THE SCIENCE OF SOGO BUDO 

The Past and Future of Traditionalism 


Science of Sogo Budo 1 

Ian Cyrus (inheritor of Choson-Do), Tony Annesi (Takeshin Sogo Budo) and Brian Wilkes 

(Seishi-ryu Sogo Budo) illustrate how to recognize your art for what it really is and really 

can be. Find out how to integrate hard and soft, large and small, striking, and locking methods 

without doing a disservice to your chosen martial art. Learn the 5 methods to “sogoize” 

your art, understand technical skills from an historical point of view, and discover why 

“style” is a necessary limitation that masters go beyond. Witness thought provoking viewpoints 

and beautifully conjoined techniques (from aiki, karate, Korean arts, Japanese sword, 

Chinese internal arts and others) — enough to keep you, the thinking martial artist, viewing 

this DVD set again and again. In Part 1, Shihan Annesi illustrates how a basic hook block can be used as a lock, 

a blow, or a throw; Kwang-jang (stylistic head) Ian Cyrus continues the theme, integrating Annesi’s movements 

with techniques from his own art; and Brian Wilkes relates the theme to the Japanese sword. 

(1.75 hrs.) AK-22, $39.00 


Annesi continues the sword analogy; Cyrus adds striking and kicking to the theme, and 

Wilkes completes his historical perspective. (2 hrs.) AK-23, $39.00 


Annesi and Cyrus both discuss the concept of “styles,” conclude the 5 

principles of integration and relate them to various stylistic techniques. 

(2 hrs.) AK-24, $39.00 

THE SCIENCE OF SOGO BUDO DVD Set 

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The CHINESE (MARTIAL) CONNECTION 

The Legacy of the Middle Kingdom 


Chinese (Martial) Connection 1 

Roberto Torres (Pencak Silat Perisai Setia), Ian Cyrus (Choson-Do), and Tony Annesi 

(Takeshin Sogo Budo) investigate the history of technique transmission throughout Asia. 

Sound a little too academic? Hardly! In part I, Guru Roberto Torres explains the Chinese 

origins of the Indonesian arts and illustrates the distinction between Pencak (Pentjak) and 

Silat with a fascinating series of avoidances, strikes, and takedowns. Kwang-jang Ian Cyrus 

relates his knowledge of Pa-kua (Ba-gwa) and its connection to other arts with techniques 

that approach at unusual angles. 

(2 hrs.) AK-25, $39.00 

Chinese (Martial) Connection 2 

Shihan Tony Annesi shows a simple version of the Hakucho kata, relates it historically to 

China and then shows applications that look like aiki! Guru Torres relates entries and basic 

Jurus (forms) of the Indonesian arts to the previous material. (1.75 hrs.) AK-26, $39.00 

Chinese (Martial) Connection3 

Kwang-jang Cyrus introduces concepts of Chinese medicine and 

shows a Resuscitation “kata.” Guru Torres introduces Indonesian grappling. Shihan Annesi 

relates previously seen techniques to the opening of Tekki Shodan (Naihanchi). (1.5 hrs.) 

AK-27, $39.00 

THE CHINESE (MARTIAL) CONNECTION SET 

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PRINCIPLES of ADVANCED BUDO 

Takeshin Okuden explained and illustrated as only video can. 


Along with The Principles of Aiki, this is the first set of DVDs that address martial arts practices by principles. 

This 3-DVD set will change the way you look at your martial practices forever. 

Principles of Advanced Budo 1 

Part 1 covers Attack Detail, Attitude, Avoiding Direct Conflict, Conforming, 

Connection, Context, and Continuity. 

1 hour, 50 min. AK-34, $39.00 


Part 2 investigates Controlling Circularity, Controlling Vision, Hidden 

in the Open, In/Yo, Kuzushi Detail, and Minimization. 

1 hour, 40 min. AK-35, $39.00 


Part 3 instructs Preparing, Relaxation, Sensitivity, Skeletal Locking, Transmutation, and 

Weight Use. Also included are beginner principles. 1 Hour, 45 min. AK-36, $39.00 

PRINCIPLES of 

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INFERIOR SUPERIORITY 

Ground Defense: Avoid Grappling! 

This is not about grappling. It is about AVOIDING GRAPPLING. Although grappling is 

an important combat skill, it is not suited for everyone. When you defend yourself, you do 

not spend more than a moment with one opponent unless absolutely necessary. Attackers 

know they can suddenly tackle and take down almost anyone! Now you will be able to fight 

back! Know what to do if you are kneeling, sitting, or lying down as an attacker approaches. 

Understand your options if he decides to rush you. Plan your escape even if he has you 

pinned down. Although there is no guaranteed escape from every assailant in every situation, 

GROUND DEFENSE will prepare you for self-protection from many disadvantageous 

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ElevAted Elementals 

Your basics, hard or soft, are the roots of and the key to learning advanced budo. 

DISCOVER: 

How to TEST basics 

How to choose the ideal “Proper” FORM 

How to vary and TRANSMUTE basics 

How to draw PRINCIPLES from VARIATIONS 

With examples from Aiki, Karate, and Seiken Budo, this study is an introduction to 

and a summary of 15+ years of work in Sogo Budo. From the book by the same name. 

2 hours, 30 min. AK-46, $79.00 

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TAKESHIN SEIKEN BUDO 

The SECRETS OF SEIKEN BUDO 

an introduction to BUSHIDO-KAI’s private, in-house martial art 

Learn how to “fill the gaps” that most karate and 

aiki studies leave blank. SEIKEN BUDO (Combined 

Fist Martial Way) addresses striking, standing 

grappling, ground grappling, and weaponry. 

It deals with 5 ranges from very close to very far. 

In this 3-DVD set, Shihan Tony Annesi, founder 

of the family of integrated martial arts known as 

TAKESHIN SOGO BUDO, teaches you to employ 

defenses to standard lunge punches to link the sections 

Seiken Budo to each other. You’ll pass though X-receptions and leg-entangles inspired by Shorinji Tetsu- 

Kenpo and Hapkido. Then youíll close the gap with techniques modified from Wu-wei Kung-fu. Finally, youíll 

draw in the opponent moving only minimally to defend yourself. This video set is a great benefit for both soft 

and hard stylists who want to expand the capabilities of their art as they deal with several ranges. 

3 DVDs, 5 hours TBS-1, $129.00 

The Skills & Drills of SEIKEN BUDO 

Defend Against Any Angle of Attack! 

Integration Drills of Takeshin Seiken Budo: your key to rapid learning and accurate application. The drills include 

those taken from other martial arts and those created especially for 

Takeshin Seiken Budo. The unique aspect of these drills is how Shihan 

Annesi integrates them to teach you HOW TO DEFEND AGAINST 

ANY ANGLE OF ATTACK! You can master the integration of hard and 

soft and in days or weeks (rather than years) and develop the coordination 

to respond to an attack from any angle with Kake-uke-ho (Hook 

block exercise), Dan Chi-sao (Single Sticky hands), Seung Chi-sao 

(Double Sticky hands), Morote Tekubi-wa Keiko (2-hand Wrist Circle 

Practice), Tui-shu (Push-hands), Cadena de Mano (Chain of Hands), 

Hubud Lubud (To Tie and Untie), The “Touch-pass” Drill, and Karate Sute Geiko (Exchange Practice). Drill integration 

is essential to skill integration. Integrated skills are your secret weapon against any angle of attack. 

2 DVDs, 4.5 hours TBS-2, $129.00 

Kick, Lock, & Shock SEIKEN BUDO 

Kempo Meets Hapkido 

At SEIKEN BUDO’s nidan (2nd degree) level, the practitioners uses X- and Scissors-receptions following them 

with kicks and leg entangles. This is an extention of shodan work (see the introductory Secrets of Seiken Budo) 

based on Shihan Albert C. Church’s Shorinji Tetsu 

Ken Ryu, a systematically taught overview where large, 

powerful motions gradually give way to mat grappling 

and still manage to pave the way for smaller, the more 

sublte standing techniques of sandan (see Attackthe-Atack 

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Attack the Attack SEIKEN BUDO 

Proto-JKD meets Aiki 

At SEIKEN BUDO’s sandan (3rd degree) level, 

you attack the opponent’s attack forcing him to 

defend while you use his movements to off-balance, 

trap, lock, strike, or throw. These techniques were 

adapted from Joe Cowles’ Wu-wei Gugn-fu. 3 DVDs, 

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Minimal Motion SEIKEN BUDO 

Hard Meets Soft Meets Minimal Motion 

At SEIKEN BUDO’s yondan (4th degree) level, you 

draw the opponent in and move only minimally 

while defending with both hard and soft movements 

in a deceptively relaxed fashion. Shihan 

Annesi refers to the result as “Educated Garbage.” 

You’ll be shocked at how quickly Minimal Motion 

Seiken Budo is learned and how easily it is applied. 

3 DVDs, 4.75 hours TBS-3, ONLY $129 

The TriAngle Defense 

Minimizing for Multiple Attack Defense 

After the rudiments of Yondan Seiken Budo material are mastered, the student is ready to 

compress what he/she has learned into an efficient, nearly invisible system of receptions that 

also serve as retaliations. These skills are then applied to multiple-person self-defense using 

a very simple concept that reduces the already refined movements of Minimal Motion 

Seiken Budo (see above DVD-set). 1 DVD, 2.33 hours TBS-6, ONLY $79 

A Summary of SEIKEN BUDO 


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Released from the Vault! 

BUSHIDO-KAI’s BEYOND KARATE 

In 1985, Shihan Annesi created a 10-episode TV series for local cable television. Regionally and internationally 

known martial artists were interviewed and demonstrated their arts. Now, for the first time, this show is available 

to the general public on DVD. 

BUSHIDO-KAI’S BEYOND KARATE 

Volume One: 

Episode 1: Introduction/How martial arts differ/Interviews with students 

Epsiode 2: Uechi-ryu’s Walter Mattson 

Epsiode 3: Small Circle Ju-jutsu’s Wally Jay 

Episode 4: Kali/Eskrima’s Jeff Kunz 

Episode 5: Tang Soo Do’s Richard Byrne 

2.5 hours BKK-1, $39.00 


Volume Two: 

Epsiode 6: Shukokai’s Dan McCook 

Epsiode 7: Wu Wei Kung-fu’s Joe Cowles 

Episode 8: Hakko-ryu’s Larry Garron 

Episode 9: Goju-ryu’s Pam Glaser 

Episode 10: Aiki-goshin-do’s Roland Maroteaux, et al. 

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