Morote-dori & Ushiro-ryote-dori Basic Practice Methods DVD with Seishiro Endo (Preowned)

Seishiro Endo Shihan's Aikido DVD Seminar series vol.5
Saku International Aikido Seminar of May 2009
Aikido Saku Dojo Summer Seminar of August 2009
Endo shihan explains the finer points of forms practice.

Chapter titles:
01 Move when held with two hands and raised upward
02 Morote-dori - Confirm the basic body
03 Morote-dori - Moving as if the arm were a rope
04 Morote-dori Kokyuho (Moving as if the arm were a rope)
05 Morote-dori Kokyuho (Irimi movement)
06 Morote-dori Ikkyo
07 Ushiro-ryote-dori Movement
08 Ushiro-tyote-dori Kokyuho
09 Ushiro-ryote-dori Nikyo
10 Ushiro-ryote-dori Sankyo, Yonkyo, Kotegaeshi
11 Ushiro Ryohiji, Ryokata-dori Movement

About the Instructor:

Seishiro Endo, born in 1942 in Saku, Nagano Prefecture, is one of the most quietly influential teachers in modern Aikido and holds the rank of 8th dan Shihan in the Aikikai. He began training while a student at Gakushuin University and later lived and trained at Aikikai Hombu Dojo during the final years of Aikido’s founder, Morihei Ueshiba.

Early in his career Endo Sensei practiced powerfully, like many young instructors of his generation, but a serious shoulder injury in his thirties forced him to rethink how he moved and trained. That turning point led him toward a softer, more attentive style that emphasizes connection, sensitivity, and natural movement rather than strength or form alone. Known for his calm presence and precise feeling, he continues to teach at Hombu Dojo and Gakushuin University, runs Aikido Saku Dojo in his hometown, and travels internationally, influencing students with an approach that feels deeply personal, practical, and rooted in lived experience rather than theory.

Length: 47 min.

Language: Japanese with English subtitles

Publication date: 2010