The Spirit of Aikido |
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| Author:
| Ueshiba, Kisshomaru |
| Preface by:
| Ueshiba, Moriteru |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56836-409-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2017 |
| Publisher: | Kodansha America, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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Kisshomaru Ueshiba is considered the embodiment of the essence of aikido, as inherited from his father, Morihei Ueshiba, akido's founder. The Spirit of Aikido is Kisshomaru Ueshiba's masterpiece, a seminal work on the discipline itself, and on martial arts overall. In his classic discourse, Ueshiba concisly explains the philosophy and techniques of this modern Japanese martial art, which offers a key to living naturally and unselfishly in a complicated world. Long...
More DescriptionKisshomaru Ueshiba is considered the embodiment of the essence of aikido, as inherited from his father, Morihei Ueshiba, akido's founder. The Spirit of Aikido is Kisshomaru Ueshiba's masterpiece, a seminal work on the discipline itself, and on martial arts overall. In his classic discourse, Ueshiba concisly explains the philosophy and techniques of this modern Japanese martial art, which offers a key to living naturally and unselfishly in a complicated world.
Long available in paperback, The Spirit of Aikido will now be published in a hardcover edition, with new photos and a preface by the author's son, Moriteru Ueshiba, the third and current Aikido Doshu (headmaster).