ElevAted Elementals: Martial Basics as Advanced Budo

by Tony Annesi

Overview

Whether your martial art is a "hard-fist" art like karate or a "soft-fist" art like aiki, you begin with basics. And, if you are like most students, you can't wait until you learn the advanced techniques. Surprise! You already have! Hanshi Tony Annesi guides you through a course in recognizing higher-level skills hidden in basics from both karate-do and aiki-ju-jutsu. Kihon (basics) are okuden (advanced teachings) when you understand the intricacies of elevated elementals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538072929
Publisher:	Kim Idynne
Publication date:	01/09/2017
Pages:	164
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Tony Annesi has studied the martial arts since 1964 and has received black belts in judo, aiki-ju-jutsu, and karate. His writing started with poetry and short fiction (the first stories of 1969: Loss of Innocence were drafted in 1969) and then followed his martial arts career with columns for INSIDE KARATE MAGAZINE (Tales of the Dojo and The Dojo Files) and articles for MARTIAL ARTS MASTERS, SELF-DEFENSE WORLD, INSIDE KUNG-FU, THE INTERNATIONAL FIGHTER, and BLACK BELT. He has authored the privately published Cracking the Kata Code, The Road to Mastery, Principles of Advanced Budo, Sudden Attack Defense, Elevated Elementals, and Comparative Aiki in Action. Tony has written a fantasy novel trilogy entitled The Shangrilla Artifacts, and an adventure novel sequel called An Atlantis of One.

Editorial Reviews

Wow! I wish someone had shared this info with me 45 years ago. Whether you are a staunch traditionalist or MMA enthusiast, one Innovative Traditional practitioner shines bright. Hanshi Tony Annesi makes sense out of basics and kata...this work is truly a gem.

personal correspondence - David Henderson

I consider myself very fortunate to have been an informal student of Annesi Hanshi since the early 1990s. "Informal" means that my lessons have been more about principles and ideas rather than an orthodox curriculum. Over the years I have benefited greatly from his methods some of which are outlined in this book, the video series of the same name, and of course my lessons with him. Once you read this simple, direct study, you will never see your martial art the same way again.

personal correspondence - Wes Tasker