This book has a greater number of sequence photographs than other books on aikido techniques previously published. This will help beginners to understand what they need to pay attention in mastering basic movements. It also has many close-up photographs and photographs taken from some different angles, which I hope will make techniques more understandable. It will also be of great help to instructors in charge of beginners and children. The basics explained in this book constitute the fundamentals of aikido techniques. Therefore you have to keep practicing them even after you are promoted to higher ranks. I hope this book will help you to check what you have learned by observing your instructor’s demonstrations at your dojo and thereby improve your skills. ●Preface　 ●Before You Start Training　 ・Bowing／Kamae／How to Stand Up／How to Sit Down ・Shikko ・Tai-sabaki……Irimi／Tenkan／Tenshin／Tenkai 24 ・Ukemi……Koho-hanten-ukemi／Koho-kaiten-ukemi／Zenpo-kaiten-ukemi／Katame-waza-ukemi ・Wrist Exercises……Wrist Exercise for Dai-nikyo／Wrist Exercise for Kote-gaeshi ・Back Stretching Exercise ●Nage-waza ・Irimi-nage……Shomen-uchi Irimi-nage／Yokomen-uchi Irimi-nage／Katate-dori Irimi-nage (Ai-hanmi)／Katate-dori Irimi-nage (Gyaku-hanmi) ・Shiho-nage……Katate-dori Shiho-nage (Gyaku-hanmi) Omote＆Ura／Hanmi-handachi Katate-dori Shiho-nage／Yokomen-uchi Shiho-nage Omote＆Ura ・Tenchi-nage　Ryote-dori Tenchi-nage Omote＆Ura ・Kaiten-nage……Katate-dori Kaiten-nage Uchi-kaiten＆Soto-kaiten ●Nage-katame-waza ・Kote-gaeshi……Tsuki Kote-gaeshi／Shomen-uchi Kote-gaeshi／Katate-dori Kote-gaeshi ●Katame-waza ・Dai-ikkyo ……Shomen-uchi Dai-ikkyo Omote＆Ura／Shomen-uchi Dai-ikkyo Zagi Omote＆Ura／Katate-dori　Dai-ikkyo (Ai-hanmi ) Omote＆Ura ・Dai-nikyo……Shomen-uchi Dai-nikyo Omote＆Ura／Kata-dori Dai-Nikyo Omote＆Ura ・Dai-sankyo……Shomen-uchi Dai-sankyo Omote＆Ura／Ushiro-Ryotekubi-dori Dai-sankyo Omote＆Ura ・Dai-yonkyo……Shomen-uchi Dai-yonkyo Omote＆Ura ●Developing Kokyu-ryoku ・Kokyu-ho Zaho ・Kokyu-ho Rippo(Morote-dori Kokyu-ho) Omote＆ Ura ●Aikido and the Aikikai Public Utility Foundation ●Brief Personal Records of Successive Doshus