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.
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"There is an extraoridinary metaphor for life in Aikido that is clearly communicated through the genius of Homma Sensei's teaching."
- Steve Still
"Approaches teaching in a way that helps the student gain skill sboth on the mat and in the everyday world."
- Teresa L. Roberts
"Describes for the beginner the Aikido approach to integrated body-mind fitness."
- John Abrahamson
- Steve Still
"Approaches teaching in a way that helps the student gain skill sboth on the mat and in the everyday world."
- Teresa L. Roberts
"Describes for the beginner the Aikido approach to integrated body-mind fitness."
- John Abrahamson
About the Author
Gaku Homma, founder and chief instructor of Nippon Kan, is the author of Aikido Sketch Diary, The Folk Art of Japanese Country Cooking, and Children and the Martial Arts: An Aikido Point of View. He has practiced under Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido, as well as other high-ranking instructors.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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A enjoyable book detailing the purpose of Aikido,
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This review is from: Aikido for Life (Paperback)
I read this book on a train journey from Amsterdam to Brussels and I found it to be a delightful companion. The essence of the book is that Aikido is a Way of life (not just a philosophical way) and that Aikido is more than just a martial art or throwing people about.
It is a easy book to read, and I must say that the drawings are the most noticeable and endearing aspect of this authors books.
Simply, it is to be enjoyed and read again.
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Simple book about Aikido in life.,
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Learn about the simplicities and principles behind aikido...One may imagine learning more about Aikido in this book than other bigger tomes about this exotic japanese martial art. Great book for the beginning martial artist who chooses to study aikido.
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Excellent, Aikido is grace in motion. . . great book!,
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This review is from: Aikido for Life (Paperback)
This is a must read for those of who have been looking for a fresh approach to the martial arts. I first read the book and then had the luck to enroll in Gaku Homma's school. Aikido is something you can really approach with a beginner's mind and learn lessons for life.
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- Aikido Exercises for Teaching and Training by C. M. Shifflett on page 78, and Back Matter
- Children and the Martial Arts: An Aikido Point of View by Gaku Homma in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Out of Babylon: Ghosts of Grossinger's by Richard Grossinger on page 523
- Invincible Warrior: A Pictorial Biography of Morihei Ueshiba, the Founder of Aikido by John Stevens in Back Matter
- Aikido for Self Discovery by Stan Wrobel in Back Matter
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