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Suenaka Sensei’s rich, extensive experience makes him uniquely qualified to comment on what aikido is and is not, and to dispel the many misconceptions which plague its history, philosophy, and martial technique. Nothing makes him angrier than to hear people disparage the art to which he has devoted his life, or to read uninformed or inaccurate accounts of events in aikido’s history of which he was a part. Because of this, Suenaka’s students have urged him for decades to put his thoughts and experiences down on paper, but he had always declined. He is a humble and modest man, content to teach, not desiring fame or recognition. It is only to address the misconceptions noted earlier that he has finally consented to write this, his first book.

Complete Aikido: Aikido Kyohan is divided into two sections. The first, A Martial Biography of Roy Yukio Suenaka Sensei, is a recounting of Suenaka’s early martial arts training, with a focus on his introduction to and study of aikido, and his martial philosophy. Here you will find a wealth of entertaining and illuminating personal anecdotes from his life, particularly his studies with Hohan Soken, Koichi Tohei, and O’Sensei. This section also contains details of many controversial incidents in aikido’s history, some of which have never before appeared in print. As such, it is acknowledged that there may be some who also were involved whose recollection may differ.