Discovering Aikido analyzes the principles that enable the student to learn Aikido efficiently. Many spend their lives searching for the elusive aiki, or fluid power, of Aikido. Although no book can provide a perfect insight, this volume presents the serious practitioner with a better sense of direction and an improved understanding of what is often considered to be one of the most complex martial arts. A clearly written book that enables the student to learn Aikido in a proficient way, it emphasizes the importance of both the "individual" and independent learning. It advocates that students should seek the principles, not the form, and then apply them when practising technique.
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Rupert M J Atkinson has studied Aikido and related Japanese arts for over twenty years. A graduate in Japanese and Korean Studies, he lives in South Korea where he teaches Aikido under the umbrella of the Korean Aikido Federation, which is affiliated to the Akikai Hombu in Tokyo.
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Superb Primer,
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This review is from: Discovering Aikido: Principles for Practical Learning (Paperback)
Well written, straight forward, insightful. Rupert Atkinson has as strong a teaching style in print as he does in the dojo. Recommended for every beginning aikidoka.
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Very Good Book,
This review is from: Discovering Aikido: Principles for Practical Learning (Paperback)
This is a well-thought book with no excuses made for an often subjective point of view. The author knows his material, and presents it in a most thought-provoking manner.
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One of the best martial arts books I've ever seen,
By Shobo "brecalule" (Seoul, Korea) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Discovering Aikido: Principles for Practical Learning (Paperback)
I just loved the book, both because of the excellent quality of the advice/guidance provided (a lot of which, by the way, I strongly believe is applicable to any martial art and not only to Aikido) and for the no-nonsense, very realistic and articulate style. Special mention for the quotes opening each chapter, really loved them too, and I thought they were not only witty but provided great segues into the topic of the chapter.
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Shodokan Aikido, Wing Chun New!
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