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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Nice Overview
This is an interesting book for anyone just getting started in aikido. I found it to be a good primer to share with other foreign students when I was studying aikido in Japan when our instructors' (who spoke mostly Japanese) teachings became difficult to understand and then explain to others. It's not a book to learn techniques and such, but it's good to give the new...
Published on January 3, 2001
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9 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable read but factually untrue
Bottom line....The Aikido that is being taught today is not the Aikido that O-Sensei taught. Todays Aikido is a watered down, softened version so we Americans can deal with it. O-Sensei original Aikido or Aiki-budo, was more like Aikijutsu were it at least had some martial art value. Today people enter into Aikido believeing they are going to study a Martial art. what...
Published on November 16, 1999
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Nice Overview,
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This review is from: The Shambhala Guide to Aikido (Paperback)
This is an interesting book for anyone just getting started in aikido. I found it to be a good primer to share with other foreign students when I was studying aikido in Japan when our instructors' (who spoke mostly Japanese) teachings became difficult to understand and then explain to others. It's not a book to learn techniques and such, but it's good to give the new student a proper focus in the dojo.
9 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable read but factually untrue,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Shambhala Guide to Aikido (Paperback)
Bottom line....The Aikido that is being taught today is not the Aikido that O-Sensei taught. Todays Aikido is a watered down, softened version so we Americans can deal with it. O-Sensei original Aikido or Aiki-budo, was more like Aikijutsu were it at least had some martial art value. Today people enter into Aikido believeing they are going to study a Martial art. what they get is square dancing in a circluar fashsion. Alot of people will read this review and state "This and that" in defense of their Aikido, but bottom line is , If it isn't Aikijutsu, its not worth anything as a martial art. Sokaku Takeda was a true warrior. He taught O-Sensei Aikijutsu. Thats why O-Sensei was so amazing! Wake up!
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The Shambhala Guide to Aikido by Stevens (Paperback - July 9, 1996)
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