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ATTACKS IN AIKIDO
How to do kogeki, the attack techniques
by Stefan Stenudd. All the attack techniques in aikido explained, and how to do them correctly.
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AIKIDO PRINCIPLES
Basic Concepts of the Peaceful Martial Art
by Stefan Stenudd. Aikido principles, philosophy, and basic ideas.
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AIKIBATTO
by Stefan Stenudd. The aikibatto sword and staff exercises for aikido students explained, with practical and spiritual aspects of the sword arts, equipment for training, and more.
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QI
Increase your life energy
by Stefan Stenudd. The life energy qi (also chi or ki), with exercises on how to awaken, increase, and use it.
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TAOIST SOURCE
The Taoist source. The complete Tao Te Ching and Chuang Tzu.
SHINKEN
Shinken - live blade. Get a sharp steel katana sword for your iaido or aikibatto solo exercises. Here is how.
bestseller list for aikido books!
Aikido is a martial art unlike any other. It contains no attacks, only defense, and this defense should be so gentle that even the attacker is delighted by it. There is no competition, since each participant should be a winner. It is an art that takes a lifetime to learn.
There are many books about aikido. None of them is enough for learning aikido. Still...
The book
Stefan Stenudd's book Aikido: The Peaceful Martial Art presents the principles and basic concepts of aikido – deeply rooted in Eastern philosophy and the refined ideals of the samurai. It is not a technical manual, but an exploration of the thoughts and theories at work in aikido practice.
It is divided into three parts. The first one deals with aikido ideas of finding the peaceful solution, of doing away with conflict, and how to enjoy aikido practice to the fullest. The second part presents the basic Japanese concepts at work in aikido, such as do, the way, ki, life energy, tanden, the center, the polarities of irimi/tenkan and omote/ura, the significance of maai, aiki, kinagare, takemusu, and so on. There is also a substantial chapter about kototama, the spiritual cosmology of sounds that was central to Osensei. The third part is an appendix, including an aikido glossary.
There are no instructions on how to do ikkyo, shihonage, and other aikido techniques. That, you find on this website, instead. The book focuses on aikido theory, but in a way that should be readily applicable in practice. Let's say that it's a book about how you should think when you practice aikido.
Of course, with the right mind, your aikido will improve, all by itself. But only by practice, lots of practice.
Aikido - The Peaceful Martial Art is on the top of Amazon's bestseller list for aikido books, frequently among the top five.
The author
Stefan Stenudd is a 6 dan Aikikai Swedish aikido instructor, member of the Swedish Aikikai Grading Committee, the Swedish Budo Federation Board, and the International Aikido Federation Directing Committee. He has practiced aikido since 1972. He is also a writer of both fiction and non-fiction.
He is, of course, also the writer of everything on this website.
Contents
Here is the book's table of contents:
Aikido is true 9
Aikido principles 11
The impossible martial art 12
No opponent, no battle 19
Morihei Ueshiba’s path 22
Water, air, and vacuum 25
Sooner like the youth 31
Female advantage 36
Throw away 40
To know or to learn 45
Here and now 51
A shared journey 53
That self-defense thing 56
Delight 61
Aikido basics 63
Do – the way 64
Ki – life energy 69
Ai – harmony 78
Triangle, circle, and square 82
Tanden – the center 84
Aiki – rhythm and direction 89
Kiai – gathering power 94
Kamae – the perfect guard 99
Kokyu – belly breathing 105
Maai – the safe distance 111
Irimi, tenkan – inward, outward 114
Omote, ura – front, back 116
Gotai – static training 119
Jutai – soft training 122
Kinagare – flowing training 125
Zanshin – extended spirit 128
Uke – the one who is led 132
Keiko – practice, practice, practice 137
Takemusu – limitless improvisation 139
Nen – one with the moment 142
Kototama – the soul of words 146
Appendix 163
Osensei’s rules for training aikido 164
Budo Charter – the Japanese rules 166
Glossary of aikido terms 169
Aikido websites 187
Samples
Here are two short chapters from the book, as Acrobat PDF files in computer screen resolution (72 DPI):
Sooner like the youth
Uke - the one who is led
How to get the book
If you want to buy the book, you can do so at most international web based bookstores, such as Amazon and the like. Here are links to the book on Amazon US and Amazon UK. Use the latter if you are European - then you get the book cheaper and quicker. Otherwise, you may want to buy it at Amazon US.
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Aikido: The Peaceful Martial Art
by Stefan Stenudd
BookSurge, 2008
Paperback, 188 pages
ISBN: 978-1-4196-5879-2
since January 16, 2008.
stenudd.com
Stefan Stenudd
is an author and aikido instructor, 6 dan Aikikai Shihan, Vice Chairman of the International Aikido Federation. He also teaches the sword art iaido. He has written several books about aikido and other Japanese and Chinese traditions.
Secret Teachings of Aikido
Osensei Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of aikido, about the philosophy of his art.
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LIFE ENERGY ENCYCLOPEDIA
by Stefan Stenudd. Qi, prana, spirit, and other life forces around the world explained and compared.
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More on this website:
Aikido
Aikibatto sword exercises
Myth
Greek Philosophers
Aristotle and his Poetics
The Taoist source
Qi - life energy
Fiction by Stenudd
Art by Stenudd
Astrology and horoscopes
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