Download or read book Aikido Comes to America written by Antonio Aloia and published by . This book was released on 2020-08 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from personally conducted interviews by the author, Antonio Aloia, as well as secondary sources, Aikido Comes to America places several early US practitioners in the context of the art's arrival and dissemination amidst American popular culture, spanning from the Beat Movement of the 1950s to the Japanese film craze of the 1980s and early 1990s. This book discusses aikido pioneers including Rodney Grantham, Thomas "Doc" Walker, Sam Combes, Steven Seagal, Lisa Tomoleoni, and George Kennedy among others. Aikido Comes to America also compares additional prominent American martial artists of the time, including Jujitsu's George Kirby, American Kenpo Karate founder Edmund Parker, Bruce Lee, and Robert Trias of Shuri-ryu Karate, giving a broader picture of how martial arts were developing during the time frame.
Download or read book Aikido in America written by John Stone and published by Frog Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interviews with two generations of American martial artists.
Download or read book Aikido Talks written by Susan Perry and published by Arete Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Way of Aikido written by George Leonard and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-06-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This book is a warmhearted handshake, a graceful and practical invitation to enter and blend with the ahhh of the world. It is as natural and wise an introduction to the spirit of the martial arts as you can find on paper.”—Jack Kornfield, bestselling author of A Path with Heart In his bestselling Mastery, renowned spiritual and martial arts teacher George Leonard taught hundreds of thousands of people how to use Zen philosophy to reach mastery in any field. Now, he brings together his extraordinary knowledge and experience into a book that translates the principles of aikido directly into our everyday lives. Aikido is more philosophy and meditation than a technique or a series of purely physical maneuvers. Leonard shares the secrets of this remarkable Eastern philosophy, which is the basis for the most radical and demanding of all martial arts. Through mind-body exercises inspired by aikido yet designed for non-practitioners, he demonstrates the fundamental understanding behind aikido and shows how it can be applied to help set us on the path to composure, self-sufficiency, and spiritual centeredness. Combining illuminating personal anecdotes with practical advice, this award-winning author describes the ways in which aikido can help turn life’s unanticipated blows into gifts and transform discord into harmony, anxiety and pain into vital energy. Exhilarating, enlightening, and filled with unique wisdom, The Way of Aikido is an inspiring lesson in balance, confidence, and power. “The Way of Aikido does no less than open the door to the universe and invite you through to become one with it, to become balanced, powerful, energetic, alert, and present.”—Susan Trott, author of The Holy Man and Crane Spreads Wings
Download or read book Journey to the Heart of Aikido written by Linda Holiday and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey to the Heart of Aikido presents the teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei, one of the few remaining direct students of Morihei Ueshiba, the legendary founder of Aikido. After a lifetime of practice and teaching in Japan, the United States, and Europe, Anno Sensei conveys through his teachings Aikido's essential spirit of love, harmony, gratitude, and purification with simple authenticity and eloquence. Author and translator Linda Holiday--herself a senior instructor of Aikido--brings to life the intimacy of this communication through translated discourses on the deep practice of Aikido and candid dialogues between Anno sensei and Western students. Journey to the Heart of Aikido includes Linda Holiday's vivid account of her adventure as a young woman studying Aikido in the mystical region of Kumano, Japan, in the 1970s, and a poignant telling of Anno sensei's life and his first-hand experience of training with Aikido's founder. An essential resource for the global Aikido community, Journey to the Heart of Aikido also offers spiritual teachings relevant to all contemporary seekers, touching a wide range of themes such as the meaning of martial arts, the integration of body and spirit, the truth of interconnectedness, and the practice of peace, offering all readers insight into the profound spiritual questions at the heart of life.
Download or read book The Way of Aikido written by George Leonard and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-06-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This book is a warmhearted handshake, a graceful and practical invitation to enter and blend with the ahhh of the world. It is as natural and wise an introduction to the spirit of the martial arts as you can find on paper.”—Jack Kornfield, bestselling author of A Path with Heart In his bestselling Mastery, renowned spiritual and martial arts teacher George Leonard taught hundreds of thousands of people how to use Zen philosophy to reach mastery in any field. Now, he brings together his extraordinary knowledge and experience into a book that translates the principles of aikido directly into our everyday lives. Aikido is more philosophy and meditation than a technique or a series of purely physical maneuvers. Leonard shares the secrets of this remarkable Eastern philosophy, which is the basis for the most radical and demanding of all martial arts. Through mind-body exercises inspired by aikido yet designed for non-practitioners, he demonstrates the fundamental understanding behind aikido and shows how it can be applied to help set us on the path to composure, self-sufficiency, and spiritual centeredness. Combining illuminating personal anecdotes with practical advice, this award-winning author describes the ways in which aikido can help turn life’s unanticipated blows into gifts and transform discord into harmony, anxiety and pain into vital energy. Exhilarating, enlightening, and filled with unique wisdom, The Way of Aikido is an inspiring lesson in balance, confidence, and power. “The Way of Aikido does no less than open the door to the universe and invite you through to become one with it, to become balanced, powerful, energetic, alert, and present.”—Susan Trott, author of The Holy Man and Crane Spreads Wings
Download or read book Center written by Ron Meyer and published by Frog Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the Center.
Download or read book Enlightenment through Aikido written by Kanshu Sunadomari and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2012-01-10 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enlightenment through Aikido focuses on Aikido's spiritual teachings, drawing on Sunadomari's experiences as a direct student of Morihei Ueshiba. Quotes from the founder and the author's interpretations show how Aikido can develop inner strength and tranquility. This book is an excellent companion for those practitioners who aspire to go beyond the physical in their journey along the path of Aikido.
Download or read book Keijutsukai Aikido written by Thomas H. Makiyama and published by Black Belt Communications. This book was released on 1983 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Makiyama, an eighth-degree black belt and the only American officially certified shihan by any Japanese aikido organization, teaches preparation, basic directional throws, classification forms, and basic and advanced self-defense.
Download or read book Children and the Martial Arts written by Gaku Homma and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the approach of The English Legal System and Criminal Law, this text should be useful to pupils studying Tort as their A2 option. It should also be of interest as an introductory text for students of other law courses. Addressing all the specifications for AQA and OCR, this text provides students with comprehensive coverage of Tort law. This can be a difficult subject area, but the author assumes no previous knowledge and uses an accessible and clear writing style ensuring that complex issues are understood. Activities, exercises and exam questions for students of all abilities make the book interactive and ensure that students get the necessary practice for exam success. Key cases are highlighted for quick and easy reference, and key fact charts are provided to help students to review and consolidate the subject areas covered.
Download or read book Leadership Aikido written by John O'Neil and published by Three Rivers Press (CA). This book was released on 1999-01-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapidly changing nature of today's business world requires that people possess strong leadership expertise that will enable them to handle potential problems with efficiency, intelligence, and diplomacy. As managers and employers rethink out-moded business paradigms in order to keep offices running smoothly, production levels high, and morale up, Leadership Aikido presents innovative skills that answer their urgent needs. Author and management consultant John O'Neil shows us how the concepts of aikido can be used as a lifelong business practice. Aikido--the martial arts tradition that stresses victory without harm--employs six master practices that enable us to assess and develop our leadership potential. These practices of aikido are: cultivating self-knowledge; practicing the paradoxical art of planning; speaking the language of mastery; letting values drive our decisions; turning failure into success; and heeding the law of unintended consequences. Using these elements of aikido, we are then able to identify and overcome five inner enemies that impede our progress--failure to grow emotionally; failure to make creative decisions; failure to empathize; failure to manage ego; and failure to overcome alienation and boredom. In his straightforward and thoughtful manner, John O'Neil ensures us that by adopting these practices into our lives, we will benefit both professionally and personally. By embracing the philosophy of aikido and bringing beliefs, perceptions, and actions into harmony, Leadership Aikido will enable us to embark on a path of continual learning, inner personal change, and enlightened leadership that will revolutionize the way we set and achieve our goals.
Download or read book The Spiritual Foundations of Aikido written by William Gleason and published by Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. This book was released on 1995-11 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading American aikido teacher shows how this 20th-century martial art developed from the ancient spiritual traditions of Japan, not as a fighting method but rather as a means of becoming one with the laws of universal order.
Download or read book Verbal Aikido Green Belt written by Luke A. Archer and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-03-29 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive introduction to the art of Verbal Aikido: an effective and easy-to-use style of conflict management, based on the philosophy of the martial art. With three straightforward steps, make interpersonal conflict and verbal attacks a thing of the past. The first in a series of three volumes.
Download or read book Aikido Ground Fighting written by Walther G. Von Krenner and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aikido Ground Fighting presents effective ground techniques that remain true to aikido founder Morehei Ueshiba's teachings while addressing a potential weakness in the system: while aikido is renowned for its submission and compliance techniques as well as grappling from a standing position, it is not known for its effectiveness when it comes to ground fighting. Aikido Ground Fighting is a unique look at the roots of aikido techniques (in particular, the kneeling practices of suwari-waza) and how they might be applied to defense on the ground. Written by a direct student of Morihei Ueshiba in collaboration with other aikido teachers, this book remains steadfastly true to the founder's teachings while presenting innovative and effective techniques. Containing never-before-published pictures of Ueshiba as well as step-by-step photographs clearly demonstrating techniques, Aikido Ground Fighting is designed for aikido students looking to become more well-rounded martial artists as well as practitioners of all martial arts seeking effective self-defense techniques. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Download or read book Aikido written by Gozo Shioda and published by Kodansha International. This book was released on 2006 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shioda demonstrates how the Basic Exercises that comprise the core teachingn Aikido will develop physical focus in the practitioner, and teach them howo harness that focus for wider practical applications. Also central to theikido philosophy is the importance of achieving harmony with one's opponentnd Shioda explains how this can be done through a selfless devotion to theechniques. By doing this, one can enter an unrestrained state of mind, whichn turn can improve one's powers of concentration. This book primarily dealsith the Basic Throws that form the early stages of Aikido practice and is aevised edition of a previous textbook that was not for sale to the public.his updated version includes a wealth of rare photographs of the authoremonstrating the techniques, as well as a new section on Practicalpplication. As discussed in a new foreword by the author's son, Yasuhisahioda, this book should serve as a testament to the universality of Aikido, martial art which, partly down to its emphasis of defense over attack, cane practiced by anyone, regardless of age.;This is one of Aikido's most
Download or read book Aikido for Life written by Gaku Homma and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A teacher's guide for instructing beginners of Aikido--this book appeals to the new beginner and experienced student alike. Nippon Kan was established in 1980 as a center for Denver residents to experience Japanese culture. The center has since served more than 6,000 studetns wit hits variety of classes, but its core is still Aikido. Thousands of students have benfitted from Gaku Homma's form of dynamic Aikido.
Download or read book The Practice of Freedom written by Wendy Palmer and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the poetic wisdom of the Tao Te Ching, American sensei Wendy Palmer translates the powerful teachings of aikido for use in everyday life. With poignant reflections on her own life, including teaching inmates in a woman's federal prison, she describes how we can regain our sense of freedom, vitality, and integrity when under the duress of life's "attacks" by transforming our negativity into budo, or unconditional love. The Practice of Freedom is invaluable not only for students of aikido and other movement and martial arts, but also for those who seek to live with confidence and self-reliance, to establish clear and compassionate boundaries, and to deepen their capacities for relationships.
