This is Part 1 of the Nishio Aikido instructional series. This video begins with an introduction by Shoji Nishio Shihan. He shares his thoughts on the nature of aikido, discusses his thoughts on the martial aspects of the art, and warns of pitfalls for aikidoka as they carry the art into the fut...

This is Part 2 of the Nishio Aikido instructional series. Techniques include Joyho kaiten (taisabaki), ikkyo, shihonage, nikyo, iriminage, kotegaeshi, and sankyo. Nishio Sensei demonstrates weapon-based variants of these empty-handed techniques.