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DEDICATION

I humbly dedicate this book to O' Sensei Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of aikido, the martial art of peace, love, and harmony. That moment in 1967 when, as I was about to return to Vietnam, O' Sensei fondly bestowed upon me the responsibility to propagate aikido training in my own country will forever be ingrained in my memory.

I also humbly dedicate this book to my late and beloved teachers, Grandmaster Vu Ba Oai and Doctor Nguyen Anh Tai, who oriented and coached me along as I hesitantly entered the gate of the Martial Way.

I also wish to dedicate these words to my first aikido teachers, Sensei Dang Thong Tri and Sensei Mutsuro Nakazono, and to the late second aikido Doshu, Kisshomaru Ueshiba.

This book is also dedicated to all of my students, past and present, whose persistence and hard work are the greatest motives for my continuing on my chosen path.

Through this book, I would like to thank the current aikido Doshu, Moriteru Ueshiba; Shihan Masatake Fujita; and the staffs of Hombu Dojo and the Aikikai Foundation for their precious and ongoing support.

My heartfelt appreciation also goes to my devoted student, Dr. Lynn Seiser, Ph.D., and to his wife, Pamela, without whom this book would probably never have come to life.

I sincerely hope that this book will be a useful tool for any reader who is seriously interested in aikido training.

—SENSEI PHONG THONG DANG, 6TH DAN AIKIDO,

FOUNDER OF THE INTERNATIONAL TENSHINKAI AIKIDO FEDERATION

TWO-TIME INDUCTEE IN THE WORLD MARTIAL ART HALL OF FAME

CHIEF INSTRUCTOR, WESTMINSTER AIKIKAI DOJO

I humbly dedicate this volume, the second of three aikido works, with my deepest respect and appreciation to my aikido instructor, Sensei Phong Thong Dang, for his expertise, compassion, and inspiration. It is a humbling honor to train with a legend and to be trusted with his teachings. I hope my simple contributions in some small way help promote, perpetuate, and propagate his teachings, his style, his federation, and the greater good of the world aikido community. Sensei, domo arigato gozaimashita.

I respectfully dedicate this work with my deepest appreciation to all my fellow students and training partners (sempai, tohai, and kohai) past, present, and future for their patience, their loving protection, and for sharing the knowledge that is included here. Without them, there is no training.

I lovingly dedicate this book, and my whole life, to my family. They have accepted and supported my life-long passion for the martial arts. They believe in me. They taught me that love is the greatest gift of all and the only one that really matters. They are not just the love of my life, but my life itself.

—LYNN SEISER, PH.D.

SANDAN, 3RD DAN TENSHINKAI AIKIDO

FOUNDER OF AIKI-SOLUTIONS

MARRIAGE, FAMILY, AND CHILD COUNSELOR

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA USA