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Get in with Ord SIU - Daily Egyptian, IL - Nov 22,2008 "You have to have a focused and disciplined mind to have a focused and disciplined body," said Brian Stanfield, president and instructor of the Aikido club. ...

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Peaceful resolution with environment The Free Lance-Star, VA - Nov 22,2008 The new building going up there, called a dojo, is for the study of aikido, where students will learn the Japanese martial art based on the individual ...

Classes help women gain skills, confidence against attackers Statesville Record & Landmark,  USA - Nov 20, 2008 Neader, who has been taking Aikido for the last six months at the Gym Company in Mooresville, signed herself and her daughter up for a women's self-defense ...

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Aikido books

The Art of Peace

by: Morihei Ueshiba
A great insight into the views of the founder of Aikido. Living the art of peace, not only in everyday life, also through training, is a way to inner peace. An excellent read.

Aikibatto: Sword Exercises for Aikido Students

by: Stefan Stenudd
Sword practice is a great tool for all budoka to advance, to get more precise, more sharp in his art. Aikibatto, brought to life by Stefan Stenudd, is a set of simple practices for both self and pair practice, which covers elementary moves, attacks, and other parts of sword work. Author, who served also as chairman of Swedish kendo, studied the sword with Ichimura Toshikazu and Nishio Shoji, which makes the book even more trustworthy.

Best Aikido: The Fundamentals (Illustrated Japanese Classics)

by: Kisshomaru Ueshiba, Moriteru Ueshiba
Best Aikido is a book for mid-level students. The pictures are excellent, the descriptions are brief, to the point, and on a level for students who have already mastered the basics. Very easy to understand. I know of no other single book that shows so many different mid-level techniques. This is part one. the Part 2 Book is the master's Course. Together, they are probably the most comprehensive, exhaustive, current, authoritative references for Aikido.

A Life in Aikido: The Biography of Founder Morihei Ueshiba

by: Kisshomaru Ueshiba, Moriteru Ueshiba
The history of Japan's martial traditions is replete with many outstanding individuals, but few have attained the legendary status of Morihei Ueshiba. Throughout his extraordinary life, Ueshiba mastered an array of martial arts and techniques, including jujutsu and kendo, and endlessly devoted himself to the philosophies of Japan's martial schools. He also had a deep knowledge of the practice of Shinto. Refining these traditions into a wholly new system, he founded Aikido--the way of harmony. Aikido goes far beyond simple methods of attack or self-defense, seeking to dispel aggression by creating a sense of oneness, thus ultimately promoting peace.

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