- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Blue Snake Books; 2nd Revised edition edition (Mar 24 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1583942173
- ISBN-13: 978-1583942178
- Product Dimensions: 15.3 x 1.4 x 22.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 635 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
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- #13 in Books > Sports > Individual Sports > Martial Arts > Aikido
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"I wish I'd had a book like this one when I started teaching 25
years ago! A valuable resource for beginners, senior students, and teachers
of the art."
—George Simcox, Virginia Ki Society
years ago! A valuable resource for beginners, senior students, and teachers
of the art."
—George Simcox, Virginia Ki Society
Product Description
With the number of Aikido dojos in the U.S. estimated at up to 1,000, this Japanese martial art has never been more popular. This revised edition of the best-selling Aikido Exercises for Teaching and Training provides an ideal companion for both teachers and students of all Aikido systems. With over 100 illustrations and 300 pages of detailed techniques and exercises, Aikido Exercises for Teaching and Training has proved itself as the definitive guide to the “peaceful martial art.”
The exercises here are based on hitori waza, the simple building blocks that underlie the most spectacular Aikido throws. These are augmented with testing techniques, class demonstrations, and underlying basics of physics, anatomy, and psychology. The book includes an explanation of the relationships between exercises and throws; an approach for safe mastery of rolling and ukemi skills; the anatomy of wristlocks; useful training equipment; exercises for individual, off-mat practice; and verbal self-defense techniques.
Unlike most Aikido manuals, this one draws from multiple systems (including Aikikai and Yoshinkan Aikido as well as Judo) and many seemingly unrelated topics to enhance understanding of the underlying principles of Aikido. Peppered with humorous anecdotes, creative analogies, and real-life lessons, this is a practical and inspiring guide for all Aikidoists.
The exercises here are based on hitori waza, the simple building blocks that underlie the most spectacular Aikido throws. These are augmented with testing techniques, class demonstrations, and underlying basics of physics, anatomy, and psychology. The book includes an explanation of the relationships between exercises and throws; an approach for safe mastery of rolling and ukemi skills; the anatomy of wristlocks; useful training equipment; exercises for individual, off-mat practice; and verbal self-defense techniques.
Unlike most Aikido manuals, this one draws from multiple systems (including Aikikai and Yoshinkan Aikido as well as Judo) and many seemingly unrelated topics to enhance understanding of the underlying principles of Aikido. Peppered with humorous anecdotes, creative analogies, and real-life lessons, this is a practical and inspiring guide for all Aikidoists.
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Aikido is a relatively new martial art dating from the 1920's when its founder, Morihei Ueshiba (O-Sensei), began to develop what he eventually came to call Aikido. Read the first page
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Proper Mindset,
By Antonio Hudson (Miami, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Aikido Exercises for Teaching and Training (Paperback)
Just the first chapter makes the whole book worth while. The Q&A is funny and at the same time very educational. It deals a lot with the proper mindset regarding the study of martial arts and the fact that aikido is more than self-defense. The section on basic exercises help a lot, as does the one on memorizing technique names, which can be difficult if a person does not speak Japanese. Much importance is placed on Ukemi (the art of falling), something which a lot of students ignore or dislike. Overall, I could not recommend a better book for all beginners (regardless of how many years they have been at it).
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A Constant Companion,
By Ian Bosley (Christchurch, New Zealand) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Aikido Exercises for Teaching and Training (Paperback)
I found this book quite by chance in a bookstore and I have never regretted the purchase. I'm finding it even more useful now that I have moved from the UK to New Zealand, because I have had to to change from Yoshinkan to Aikikai.The book details general Aikido exercises and tips, but it's main value for me is that when describing techniques, it provides references for each technique in several of the major texts, Total Aikidio for Yoshinkan and Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere for Aikikai, amongst others. It provides very useful explanations and metaphors for visualising technique that have done wonders for my understanding of the art.
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practical and enthralling!,
By Vampire "John" (OKLAHOMA CITY, OK United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Aikido Exercises for Teaching and Training (Paperback)
I actually got in trouble because I neglected my work the first day I had this book, I simply could not put it down! I'm just getting back into aikido and this book is full of helpful insights into the art, both the techniques and the philosophy. Many of the stories and analogies help to clarify some of the more confusing aspects of life-application of aikido. Wonderful book, can't recommend it highly enough. Thank you, Ms. Shifflett!
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