CompleteMartialArts.com - Remembering O-Sensei: Living and Training with Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido
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Manufacturer: Shambhala
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.8154
EAN: 9781570629327
ISBN: 1570629323
Label: Shambhala
Manufacturer: Shambhala
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: 2002-11-12
Publisher: Shambhala
Release Date: 2002-11-12
Studio: Shambhala
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Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969), founder of the Japanese martial art of Aikido, is one of the greatest and most beloved martial artists in history. Remembering O-Sensei is a portrait of Ueshiba as told by his uchi-deshi, the students who lived and trained with him as his disciples. This collection of memories?gathered here for the first time?captures the essence of this extraordinary martial arts master and visionary, revealing Ueshiba's teaching style, his daily habits, his philosophy of life, the lovably human aspects of his personality, and his deep belief that Aikido could be used as a means to creating peace and harmony in the world. The book also provides a snapshot of a fascinating time in Japanese history when a student would apprentice with his master by essentially moving in with him and receiving instruction through rigorous training sessions, and also by serving him and observing his actions in daily life. Most of the students whose remembrances are included in this book went on to spread the teaching of Aikido throughout the world and became masters in their own right.
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Summary: A window in time
Comment: If you have any interest in the life and ways of the founder of Aikido, this is a delightful book of paragraph-long snapshots of experiences people had with O Sensei. I really enjoyed the various perspectives.
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Summary: Great Stories
Comment: This book has lots of heartwarming and awe inspiriing stories in it. Just what I was hoping for. I got it so I could learn a bit of the candid moments in people's lives when they met the founder of Aikido. As a practitioner of Aikido I would recommend this book to beginners as an introduction into the Aikido society and attitude. I hope that one day I will have a surreal experiance comparible to those in this book, even though I was born too late to meet Ueshiba-sensei.
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Summary: Remembering O-Sensei:
Comment: This is a book with a difference. This book allows the reader an insight into O-Sensei the man, rather than the often mythical image that is found in many publications. It is also refreshing that Ms Perry avoids the usual fantasy associated with many Aikido books. I was very pleased to see the story of the first meeting between my teacher Kenshiro Abbe Sensei and O-Sensei being worthy of inclusion in this excellent book.
Henry Ellis
Co-author `Positive Aikido`.
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