Aikido Books
Recommended reading about Aikido
and Japanese martial arts and culture
A lot of good books have been written about Aikido. Here is a list of some of our favorites.
Aikido Beginners
Greg O'Connor
Aikido Student Handbook
Westbrook and Ratti
Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere
Frank Doran
Aikido West Beginners' Handbook (Available free online.)
Books By and About the Founder
Morihei Ueshiba O'Sensei
Budo Training in Aikido
Budo: Teachings of the Founder of Aikido
John Stevens
Abundant Peace
O'Sensei video
Aikido Philosophy
Kisshomaru Ueshiba Aikido
The Spirit of Aikido
Aikido
M. Saotome
Aikido and the Harmony of Nature
Aikido Technical
Morihiro Saito
Takemusu Aikido (6 volumes)
Aikido: Its Heart and Appearance
Written to "help you grasp the roots of Aikido which creates an unlimited number of techniques.” First printed in March 1975, the
book has once again become available.
Traditional Aikido
Published in the early 1970s, this series is out of print. If you find a copy, buy it.
Shoji Nishio
Yurusu Budo: The Irimi-Issoku Principle
Available with an accompanying set of 3 DVD's.
Westbrook and Ratti
Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere
Aikido DVDs
Aikido videos
General Aikido
Nobuyoshi
Tamura
Aikido - Etiquette and Transmission
Available free online at www.aikidoonline.com Select: Archives--Nobuyushi
Tamura--"Aikido - Etiquette and Transmission" (9 chapters)
Tamura Sensei video
Self-Defense
Gavin de Becker
The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
Peyton Quinn
A Bouncer's Guide to Barroom Brawling: Dealing with the Sucker Puncher, Streetfighter, and Ambusher
“I remember talking to him (Peyton Quinn) about his background and he said he laughed when he heard folks say that Aikido
didn't work... "it's amazing how well iriminage works when you bounce the guy's head off the bar." -George Ledyard
Threat Response Workshop 1-day intensive training at locations throughout
Utah
Japanese History, Arts, and Culture
Daisetz T. Suzuki
Zen and Japanese Culture
H. E. Davey
Living the Japnaese Arts & Ways: 45 Paths to Meditation and Beauty
A discussion of 45 principles of the Japanese arts. This book discusses principles and mental states that"are universal to all Japanese
Ways." (p. 11)
Davey Sensei, the author, is himself a practitioner of Aiki-jujutsu (7th dan) and shodo (Japanese brush writing.) He recently conducted a seminar
at Utah Aikikai in Salt Lake City.)
Zen
The Zen sect of Buddhism is closely associated with the Japanese arts including Chado (the way of tea),
Kenjutsu (Japanese swordsmanship), and Kyudo (Japanese archery.)
Zen is a discipline of that can be practiced by people of any religion.
Katsuki Sekida
Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy
Takuan Soho
The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master
Daisetz T. Suzuki
Zen and Japanese Culture
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