| Positive Aikido
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| | Jeff Glaze of New Mexico. By this time,
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| The story of the books development.
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| | Positive Aikido was being developed as a
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| | book.
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| > Now available on from and Amazon.co.uk
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| | The agent and publishers we first
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| To Order this book from within the UK and
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| | contacted agreed, but the material was
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| EU countries:
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| | still fairly rough. More photos were shot
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| Trafford Publishing (UK) Limited Order
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| | and extensive digital work was done on
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| Desk 9 Park End Street, 2nd floor
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| | them to clarify technique. Additional
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| Oxford, UK OX1 1HH local rate number
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| | sections were added to describe combat
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| 0845 230 9601 phone 44 (0)1865 722 113
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| | strategy and the philosophy behind
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| fax 44 (0)1865 722 868 email To Order
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| | "Positive Aikido". Sections on ethics and
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| this book from any other country
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| | morals within the arts were developed
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| including the USA and Canada: Trafford
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| | along with material dealing with the
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| Publishing order desk 2333 Government
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| | selection of a martial art for beginners,
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| Street, Suite 6E, Victoria, BC Canada
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| | and of course, the history section was
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| V8T 4P4 toll-free 1-888-232-4444, fax
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| | strengthened and sharpened.
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| 250-383-6804 Email This book, an
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| | Lastly, a complete re-organisation of the
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| in-depth look at Ellis Schools of
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| | material was accomplished with an
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| Tradtional Aikido's special brand of
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| | addition of a section on pins and control
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| technique, strategy, philosophy as well
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| | and weapons (jo and sword). The finished
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| as unique history, has taken about 15
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| | work is comprised of more than 1000
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| years to compile, but will soon be
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| | photos, 600 hand-drawings and complex
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| offered in print by the world's leading
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| | explanations and tips to make the
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| publisher of martial arts material.
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| | techniques of Aikido work properly. It
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| Trafford Holdings Ltd; is a
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| | includes detailed writing on the
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| privately-held corporation, registered in
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| | "Positive" mindset as well as complete
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| British Columbia, Canada. There are over
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| | sections geared to beginners,
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| 120 shareholders, including many authors
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| | intermediate students and advanced
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| and all the permanent employees. It was
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| | practitioners.
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| incorporated in 1991. In late 1995,
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| | Although several traditional publishers
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| Trafford opened it's doors and website.
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| | expressed interest in printing the book,
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| They are the first company in the world
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| | and initial negotiations were entered
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| to offer an "on-demand publishing
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| | into with one California-based company,
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| service," and they are the best.
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| | the advent of "print-on-demand"
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| The production of Positive Aikido has
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| | technology and the resulting new
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| gone through numerous stages. The
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| | publishing market, made for a better
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| hand-drawings describing each of the
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| | alternative.
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| positive techniques in traditional Aikido
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| | Of this book as it stands now, the
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| were begun in 1987 with the intention of
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| | authors say this - "There are a lot of
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| providing new students with a reference
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| | books on Martial Arts out there, and this
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| guide - at the time to be photocopied for
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| | one fits into the crowd well - but it
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| students in the USA and later possibly
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| | also stands alone in the sheer
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| for the UK students as well. That plan
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| | comprehensiveness of the work. It is a
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| however, never took hold as more and more
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| | nearly complete representation of a
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| drawings were produced. The drawings of
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| | single school's technique - it is a
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| the first four groupings were finished in
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| | historical marker - a book of strategy -
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| 1991 and in 1993, the second four
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| | an ethical guide - a technical manual -
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| groupings were added, along with some
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| | and it is a chart, graph and manifest of
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| transcripts from a recorded conversation
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| | all the things which make martial artists
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| between Sensei Ellis and Rogers on a long
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| | as a whole stand together as sisters and
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| roadtrip between Dallas, Texas and
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| | brothers with the same warrior spirit."
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| Alamogordo, New Mexico. Rogers made his
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| | This letter of recommendation is from
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| 1st Dan during that trip, and Positive
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| | William (Bill) Woods Sensei. Sensei Woods
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| Aikido picked up a lot of its histories
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| | was in the 1950's and 60's Aide and
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| and background information. Still, it was
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| | personal secretary to Kenshiro Abbe
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| no more than a bunch of papers cobbled
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| | Sensei. At that time Sensei Woods was
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| together from various sources.
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| | considered the most influential and
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| In 1999 however, with the advent of
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| | powerful figure in British Martial Arts.
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| digital photography, Sensei Rogers
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| | In 1955 he was the British Judo Champion.
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| decided to augment the drawings with some
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| | He was the first person to be graded by
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| digital photos and possibly put together
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| | Abbe Sensei to 1st dan in Kendo, holding
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| a proper booklet for students in all the
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| | certificate No 1, he was a key figure in
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| Ellis Schools. The photos however,
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| | the creation of the British Judo Council
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| required some supporting text - and there
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| | ( BJC ) and the International Budo
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| was a lot of other material which needed
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| | Council ( IBC ). There are too many
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| to be conveyed as well. The transcripts
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| | credits to the name of Sensei Woods to be
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| were re-written and cleaned up and the
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| | listed here. I am very proud to have
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| photos were digitally processed for the
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| | known Sensei Woods for almost 50 years.
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| first four forms. During another visit to
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| | signed: Henry Ellis.
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| New Mexico, Sensei and his assistant
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| | The new book is published by Trafford
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| Anita Wilson along with Sensei's son
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| | Publishing and avaIlable from all good
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| performed the demonstrations needed for
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| | book shops and online with Amazon, priced
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| the last four forms. Later, the first
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| | around $18.95 or £10.00. 156 pages :
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| four forms were re-shot with Sensei
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| | ISBN number 1-4120-4668-8.
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| Rogers and one of his first USA students,
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