Product Description

Kisshomaru Ueshiba, the son of the founder of modern aikido and an authority on the martial art aikido, illustrates in this text the basic aikido movements and explains the central philosophy of unity of mind and body.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #118109 in Books
• Published on: 1988-03-01
• Original language: Japanese
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Customer Reviews

An indespensible requirement for any Akidoka .
A well written overview of Aikido,its beginnings its philosophy from someone very close to its founder,his son. This book has been with me for 10 years and I read it constantly. It helps me in the Dojo at home and work. Spiritually its uplifting and I am always concious of its content. One has to read it to gain their own reflection. I have a long way to go. An absolute must for any Akidoka or persons wanting a full life.

Excellent Aikido Spiritual Theory
This is an Excellent book for any Aikido Practitioner who wants to discover the underlying spiritual principles behind their chosen martial art. Ueshiba covers everything from the basic principles of Budo, the history behind Aikido and it's place in the modern world. My only critisism is that the author is sometimes a little repeatative. All in all as most dojos don't teach this stuff it makes a great companion to physical Aikido training.

Spirit of Aikido
'Spirit of Aikido' is a small volume written by the (then) Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba which looks at the philosophy and development of Aikido. It looks at how O Sensei founded the art and on what ideas he based his training. This has many poems and excerpts from O Sensei's writings, as well as clear and lucid explanations of Aikido ideas from Kisshomaru. This also has some excellent photography of both O Sensei and Kisshomaru which compliments the text perfectly and shows the art in action. Some of these are overhead shots and are an interesting way to view techniques you don't see in many other books. This isn't an instructional book and focuses very clearly on the ideals behind Aikido. If you seek a book showing the techniques then I suggest you search out some of Moriteru Ueshiba's excellent books, like 'Best Aikido' or 'Progressive Aikido'. This may not be the best place to go for those new to the art, but it is one that should definitely be read and added to your Aikido bookshelf at some point.