Makko-ho, the Gymnastics has done as a Preparatory Exercise for Aiki-do Training.
It improves the performance of hip joints only by four types of exercises.

How many people know that the gymnastics done as a preparatory exercise for Aiki-do comes from Makko-ho exercise. Once Aikido's founder Morihei UESHIBA met master Wataru NAGAI, the founder of Makko-ho in 1959. He immediately noticed its principle and practicality, had decided to adopt it as a preparational exercise of Aiki-do. It looks quite simple exercises based on the principle of "bend and stretches hip joints". But actually, it has a remarkable effect to improve the human body's performance by daily practise and now it is practised by many people all over the world.

Instructed and supervised by Makko-ho Association, a public interest incorporated association which is the only one government-approved organization among all Makko-ho promoting organizations in Japan. It has a wide range of members, young and old, male and female all over Japan, and promotes its activity by instructing the correct Makko-ho through seminars and lectures in various places.