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US Self-propelled Guns: In Action (Armour in Action S.)
Squadron / Signal Publications (
July, 1999 )
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The spiritual world of Morihei Ueshiba, Aikidos Founder  |
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A student of Yamaguchi Sensei at Hombu Dojo in Japan for many years, Gleason Sensei has succeeded in giving us the first comprehensive exposition of the spiritual beliefs of the Aikido Founder, Morihei Ueshiba. A great companion volume for Aikido and the Harmony of Nature, this volume expresses theses concepts in the terms that he Founder himself would have used. Not an easy read, this book is best digested in manageable pieces. For the serious student of Aikido this book provides a wonderful window on how the physical techniques of the art are really a form of spiritual expression and allows one to go far beyond the viewpoint afforded by the very smell amount of writing that has been translated from the Founders own words into English.
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For those who think aikido is more than just bending joints  |
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This book is a most interesting review of and introduction to
the spiritual aspects of Aikido. More than just aspects,
William Gleason, the author, shows that without
the spiritual, aikido would be a hollow physical shell. With
grounding in Shinto, esoteric Buddhism and other spiritual
fields explored and assimilated by the founder of Aikido, the
author gives a good case for patience...In other
words this is surely not a discipline for those hoping for
enlightenment in a weekend. The only objection I have to this
book which applies, I believe, to martial arts books in general,
is that the aikido practice photographs are of doubtful value. Two dimensions
will never do justice to three: you cannot judge distances,
angles, positition and the rest by looking at these pictures.
Or any other pictures, for that matter. Pictures of the founder of aikido are
interesting because one look at his face and you understand
that aikido is the antithesis of a murderous, brutal martial art.
A true budo, a fine book.
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