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The Essence of Aikido: Spiritual Teachings of Morihei Ueshiba [Hardcover]

John Stevens (Editor), Eric Chaline (Editor), Kisshomaru Ueshiba (Foreword)

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Publication Date: December 1994

This collection of writings by the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, illuminates the philosophical basis of the traditional martial arts. It contains photographs of Ueshiba in action from his early youth to his final years at the height of his fame. Chapters include Ueshiba's calligraphy and a full transcription of epigrams and poems in English, romanized and Japanese orthography.

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"... indispensable book for the serious aikidoka ... the best technical photos of the founder that I have ever seen...." -- Aiki News --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Japanese

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Product Details

Hardcover: 200 pages
Publisher: Kodansha International (JPN); 1st edition (December 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 4770017278
ISBN-13: 978-4770017277
Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ueshiba Essence and his spiritual writings!, June 13, 2001

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For those martial artists who admire Morihei Ueshiba and fans of the editor/writer John Stevens. I appreciated the interesting portfolio of ancient aikido art, photos of the founder of AIKIDO and his "dynamic quality," DOKA. I very much enjoyed Ueshiba's japanese poetry and the valuable interpretations of his exotic poems. One may imagine learning some new insights into the fascinating art of aikido and spiritual poems of Ueshiba. World Class Aikido book! Mostly about the ESSENCE without the

aikido instruction type of book!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Essence of Aikido: Spiritual Teachings of Morihei Ueshiba, November 3, 2006

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If you are looking for a book on technique this isn't it, but a good overview of Ueshiba's philosophy of life.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a classic, December 5, 2005

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This book is a must have. The material on the lesser known spiritual origins of Aikido is something that few books discuss, on a subject that few aikidoka fully understand. If you don't have this book, you don't have an Aikido library.

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Morihei Ueshiba insisted that "Aikido is the study of the spirit." Read the first page

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divine techniques, mountain echo, true victory, true techniques, shoulder hold

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