Kisshômaru Ueshiba is the son of Aikidô founder Morihei Ueshiba and his successor as head of the Aikikai Honbu Dôjô in Tôkyô. This handy guide to Aikido provides a comprehensive insight into this Japanese budo style and explains its nature, history and technical terms. The Aikido techniques are clearly described and carefully illustrated in sequences. The Aikido guide contains the most important examination regulations and serves all practitioners as a reference book that is always ready to hand on the mat.