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Resources and links relevant to our training:

Core to our organization and style:

Birankai North America
http://www.birankai.org/

Biran; The Aikido Journal of Birankai North America:
http://birankai.org/blog/

Birankai Kyu guidelines (with weapons):
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B430gEINcl_VamhRT1M3VmJKMkU/edit?usp=docslist_api

Birankai Weapons training PDF's (scroll down):
http://www.fearlessheartaikido.com/student-resources.php

Study Guide: 5th kyu techniques guidelines:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j3Gf9WqYNIgqRtpFU1mKhOQXlbgvk1tm3qTFEonJ4SY/edit?usp=sharing

Study Guide: 4th kyu techniques guidelines:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gXV3X8s5h5ddOzod5sgYNfThjyWl545wE3dEQV4UewM/edit?usp=sharing

Dojo etiquette and guidelines at Multnomah Aikikai:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D-HUXuj9HX346tqaIQSU3fYPp-II61hUUKYoEioH0r8/pub

Video
Video's from Biran Online:
http://www.youtube.com/user/BiranOnline

Video playlist of Birankai 5th kyu techniques demonstrated by Birankai teachers:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpCZoQA1qrB-VXtuNuB_E0KfXxyaYGj6o

Video clips of Chiba Sensei:
part 1: http://youtu.be/zMJ-Dl4eJu8
part 2: http://youtu.be/P0xvPVZuOQo
part 3: http://youtu.be/F1wAf8rlOX8
part 4: http://youtu.be/z95ZSGnVZ8c

This clip includes bits of "Sansho 2": http://youtu.be/9U1ZT1DAI5M
This clip includes jo practice: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9U1ZT1DAI5M

Chiba Sensei teaching Ushiro waza; "Pull your foot. As you did in the ai hanmi practice"
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_2iwFBrtU4s

Browse more videos of Chiba Sensei: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK1qFHqXgxmK9eYflmGPKYw

Who is T.K. Chiba Sensei?
http://www.birankai.org/chibaBio.html
http://www.aikidoexpress.com/?cat=15

More video resources:

Video of Didier Boyet Sensei teaching aikido in Athens:
part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzXLnanl4Jc
part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVk4vFaTBNg

Video of Senseis Jenny Flower and Robert Savoca demonstrating Sansho 3 (jo and bokken):
https://youtu.be/5UGu2fAf0_E

Video of the three basic jo strikes; tsuki, kesa and shomenuchi. Demonstrated by Suzane Van Amburgh Sensei:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B71m_xdJDqYvY25UWG4xaXMzZ0k/view?usp=sharing

Video collage of Suzane Van Amburgh Sensei teaching (2014):

http://birankai.org/blog/?p=735

Video of Van Amburgh Sensei's 5.37 minute rolling lesson:
http://multnomahaikikai.blogspot.com/2015/11/rolling-sequence-video-537-2015.html

Videos from Aikido Express Video Lab available on the Forest Grove Aikido site:

http://www.fgaikido.com/home/aikido

Learn about aikido culture and history:

The Aikido Student Handbook by Greg O'Connor. Excerpts can be read online via google books. Read "What is a Dojo?" and "common questions" beginners have when starting training. Excellent reference for new students:
http://books.google.com/books?id=QPdawh6mnr0C&pg=PA24&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false

Aikido FAQ
http://www.aikidofaq.com/

The Aikido Encyclopedia by Stanley Pranin:
http://www.aikidojournal.com/encyclopedia

Aikikai Foundation:

http://www.aikikai.or.jp/eng/index.htm