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I dedicate this work, my love, and my life, to my family. Their patience, encouragement, and support make my training possible, my dreams come true, and my life worthwhile. With them in my heart and mind, my training is always an art and discipline of loving protection.

—Lynn Seiser, Ph.D.

Acknowledgments and Appreciation

The authors express their deepest acknowledgments, appreciation, and gratitude to their editor, Jennifer Brown, at Tuttle Publishing, for her patience, support, encouragement, and expertise. Without her, our two previous volumes would not have been possible. It is hard to transform men of action into men of words. The authors also want to express their appreciation to Amanda Dupuis for her guidance, assistance, and patience with this, our third volume.

John Tran, of the Westminster Aikikai Dojo, took the photographs used in this book. His patience, and his knowing eye for technique, are acknowledged and deeply appreciated.

The models used in this book, along with Sensei Phong Thong Dang, were Westminster Aikikai students Minhhai Nguyen, Bryan Tate, and Richmond Neff. The task of receiving a technique and taking a fall is difficult and often dangerous. Without good training partners, there is no aikido training or practice. These gentlemen are some of the best.