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Wooden weapons should be stored by laying them horizontally flat on the floor or in a rack to prevent warping. They should be carried in a protective weapons case to prevent damage from moisture or sunlight, and for convenience. Periodic cleaning and maintenance of the wooden weapons require a light coating with tung or linseed oil, rubbed in with steel wool, following the grain of the wood.

This work does not present ken-jutsu or kendo, iai-jutsu or iai-do sword techniques. There are other, more authoritative books for that grand task. This work will not present the wooden weapons of aikido founder O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba, for only he can do that. This work will not present the aiki-jo or aiki-ken of Saito Sensei, of the Iwama Dojo, who has done a brilliant job of preserving the movements taught to him directly by O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba.

What this work presents, illustrates, demonstrates, and describes is some of the aikido concepts, training, and techniques expressed through wooden weapons in accordance with the understanding and interpretation of Sensei Phong Thong Dang. Phong Sensei is the founder of the International Tenshinkai Aikido Federation, a sixth dan in aikikai aikido, and a two-time inductee into the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame. The wooden weapons techniques included in this work are conceptually influenced by, and congruent with, the aikikai weapons practices of O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba and the aiki-ken and aiki-jo of Saito Sensei’s Iwama-ryu.