Aikido, the Contemporary Martial Art of Harmony [単行本]

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• 目次

  【Contents】
  ◆Preface　
  ◆The History of Aikido
  Accumulation of Small Things
  Morihei Ueshiba, the Founder of Aikido
  Kisshomaru, the Second Doshu’s Hope of ‘Making Aikido Accessible to the General Public’
  The First Public Demonstration
  Promotion Through Publication
  Expansion of the Organization
  Globalization of Aikido: A Silver Bridge
  
  ◆Training Methods and Spiritual Teachings of Aikido
  The Essence of Aikido as a Contemporary Martial Art Is Love
  The Guidelines for Practicing Aikido
  The Ideals of Aikido Lie in Its Training Methodology Itself
  The Importance of Keeping an Open Mind
  Posture and Stance
  Basic Body Movements― Irimi, Tenkan, Tenshin, and Tenkai
  Kokyu-Ryoku and Kokyu-Ho
  Omote [Front] and Ura [Back] Techniques
  Oneness with Heaven and Earth and Agreement with the Law of Nature
  Physical Improvement Through Practice 　
  An Overall Ability Displayed as a Result of Consistent and Arduous Training
  The Essence Lies in the Basics
  Tight Training and Soft Training
  There Is No Completion in Technical Training
  Why We Keep on with Training
  Aikido Has No Contest
  The Japanese Spirit
  After the Repetition of Forms Your Originality Starts Shining
  All You Need to Do to ImproveYour Aikido Skills Is to Practice Aikido
  Perform Normally at Examination and Demonstration
  Can We Get Strong by Practicing Aikido?
  What Begins with Courtesy Ends with Courtesy
  Do Not Ask for Immediate Results
  Respect to Predecessors
  
  ◆The Tradition of Aikido
  My Grandfather: Morihei Ueshiba
  My Father: Kisshomaru Ueshiba
  The Greatest Turning Point after the War
  Going Forward Together
  A Member of the Ueshiba Family Should Take Charge of Training at the Hombu Dojo Once a Day
  What It Means for a Direct Descendent to Take over the Tradition of Aikido
  Culture in Dojo
  The Hombu Dojo of Aikido
  Resolution
  How I Started Teaching
  Strength and Generosity Acquired Through Hardships
  My Greatest Ordeal
  Succession to the Position of Doshu
  Practicing ‘Wa’
  
  ◆Brief Personal Records of Successive Doshus

• 内容紹介

  English translation of “Aikido,keiko to kokoro : gendai ni ikiru chowa no budo”
  Aikido, the Contemporary Martial Art of Harmony: Training Methods and Spiritual Teachings is an introductory book on aikido, which is now enthusiastically practiced at 2,400 dojos in Japan and in 140 countries and regions in the world. Moriteru Ueshiba, the author and Doshu [leader of the head family] of aikido, explains in easy-to-understand words the philosophy, techniques, and training methods of aikido which are designed to enable its trainees to transcend contests and conflicts and to develop themselves mentally and physically in perfect harmony with each other in training. The reader, even without any knowledge or substantial experience of aikido training, will understand what this wonderful martial art is all about.

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