Aikido and the New Warrior: Essays (Io Series, No 35)

This was a textbook for a class in Aikido I took in college. It was helpful and interesting. I recommend if you want more in-depth study about this marvelous martial art.

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Over the past twenty years an increasing number of Aikido practitioners have been creatively adapting the principles of Aikido to their professions. Such diverse fields as education , psychology, conflict resolution, health, law enforcement, management relations, business, and sports are positively being affected by Aikido's emphasis on the unificaiton of mind, body, and spirit. How Aikido, a Japanese martial art, has had such a wide reaching effect is a tribute to its founder, Morihei Ueshiba, and the following generations of pracititioners that have contiued to practice and spread his budo of 'loving reconciliatiton.'

My desire in editing this anthology is two-fold-first, to show both the depth and breadth of this show more unusual martial art; second, to communicate the power and effectiveness of Aikido as a way of being in the world. In a time when spiritual values have all but evaporated, and where we are all poised on the edge of our mutual destruction or survival, I believe the message of Aikido is a meaningful one. After reading this book I wholeheartedly encourage you to find a teacher and a dojo and experience Aikido for yourself.

Contents

Richard Strozzi Heckler-Introduction
John Stevens-The Fouonder, Ueshiba Moirhei
Morihei Ueshiba-Excerpts from the Writings and Transcribed Lectures-'Accord with the Totality of the Universe'
Kisshomaru Ueshiba-Interview with Doshu
Bob Aubry-Aikido an the New Warrior
Terry Dobson-A Kind Word Turneth Away Wrath
Susan Stone-Blending with Death
George Lonard-On Getting a Blaack Belt at Age Fifty-two
Sadaharu Oh-A Zen Way of Baseball
Richard Moon-Aikido and Healing: Does this Stuff Really Work?
O. Fred Donaldson-On Aikido, Wolves and Other Wildlife
Richard Strozzi Heckler-Aikido and Children
Megan Reisel-A Turn to Balance
Jeff Haller-Aikido on the Basketball Court
Cheryl S. Reinhardt-Inner Power: The Integration of Aikido and the Fendenkrais Method
Donald T. Saposnek, Ph.D.-Aikido: A Model for Brief Strategic Therapy
George Leonard-This Is'nt Richard
Robert Nadeau-An Aikido Class
Contributors' Notes; Further Reading; Major Aikido Centers show less