The Secrets of Aikido

by John Stevens

Book Overview

Aikido is the Way of Peace, a martial art aimed at harmonizing body and spirit with the natural forces of the universe. Developed in the late 1920s by martial artist and spiritual leader Morihei... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570620067
• ISBN13: 9781570620065
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Shambhala Publications
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.7" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

contains everything needed in a budo reference book

secretes of aikido contained the photographs the would make o'sensei very proud.It had the tradition and the information that will help the beginner to the advanced student I enjoyed the book immencly Ed Gonzales

Excellent no matter what style of martial arts you study

This book allows you to understand more about yourself no matter what style you study. All styles have simularities in their fundimental purposes, and this book brings this out.

Deeply Spiritual

The best book I've read. I practise Aikido for four years and I never knew of the conexions of Aikido with the gods untill I read this book. Not only it talks about Yin and Yang, but it talks about the way of Aiki. Very, very spiritual. For somebody who's not sure of which book to buy, I strongly advise to buy this one. It changed my Aikido life radically.

All about the spiritual background of Aikido

There are no hidden secrets in Aikido - Morihei Ueshiba. But some day he gathered his students to show them his "hidden secrets", the spiritual basis on which he founded aikido. If you want to understand the spiritual depth of Aikido, and you can't understand Aikido without it, you should read this book.