- Dojo Guidelines and Etiquette (google document)
- Information for Beginners
- Japanese Terms
- Extensive Glossary of Aikido Terms (Aikido FAQ)
- Uchi-deshi at Aikido of San Leandro - Deshi Guidelines (ASL)
- Test Requirements:
- Kyu Ranks: 6th, 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st
- Dan Ranks: Shodan, Ni-dan, San-dan
- Transfer Weapons: 2nd Kyu, 1st Kyu, Shodan
- 31 Kumi-jo written out
- Uniforms (keiko gi) from karatedepot.com (free shipping for orders over $25)
- Student Karate Gi $30
- Single Weave Judo Gi $55 - $65
- "Advanced" Heavyweight Keiko Gi (also on Amazon) (14oz) $70
- Hakama (tetron) $58
- Weapons from e-bogu.com
- Weapons set - Bokken, Jo, bag
- Bokken only
- Jo only
- Hickory Weapons from Kingfisher Woodworks:
- More Weapons from Tozando (shipping included in price):
- Iwama Bokken: $74; traditional Iwama size
- Custom Jo
- $67 (white oak, Iwama size)
- Iwama size:
- width: 24-25mm
- length: 132cm = 52" (standard), 137cm = 54" (for taller folks)
- Bukiwaza (Weapons):
- 7 Ken Suburi (Hitohira Saito)
- 20 Jo Suburi (Hitohira Saito)
- 31 Jo Kata (Hitohira Saito)
- 31 Kumi-jo (Stephanie Yap and Kaspar Jensen)
- 1-10 Kumi-jo (Stephanie Yap and Kaspar Jensen)
- 13 Jo Kata (Morihiro Saito)
- 13 Kumi-jo (Pat Hendricks and Victor Gallardo)
- 13 Ken-tai-jo (Pat Hendricks and Noah Levine)
- Ki Musubi no Tachi (Miles Kessler)
- Ken Tai Jo (Yasuhiro Saito and Mitsuyoshi Saito)
- 6-10 Kumi-jo (Pat Hendricks and Stephanie Yap)
- Tai-jutsu (Open Hand), Morihiro Saito:
- Kata-te-dori
- Morote-dori
- Shomen-uchi, Kata-dori, Tai-shime
- Yokomen-uchi
- Ushiro Ryo-te-dori
- Ushiro waza (various attacks from behind)
- Muna-dori (front collar grab)
- Buki-dori (open-hand vs weapon), Morihiro Saito:
- 9 Tan-ken-dori (knife)
- 13 Tachi-dori (sword)
- 12 Jo-dori (staff)
- Tan-ken, Jo, Tachi-dori - Hitohira Saito
Books
- Basic Technique series by Hitohira Saito
- Hidden in Plain Sight and Dueling with O'Sensei by Ellis Amdur
