'Budo: Teachings of the Founder of Aikido'
This martial arts classic is preceded by ductory biographical essay on Morihei by his son Kisshömaru Ueshiba, the present chairman of the Aikikai Foundation.
This enlightening work recounts the founder's early life, his inspirational encounter with the religious mystic Önisaburo Deguchi, and the spiritual revelations that led him to develop the art of aikido. an intro- The volume concludes with a series of action photographs of the founder demonstrating aikido techniques, taken at a private dojo in Tokyo in 1936.
This section also includes selected photographs of Morihei in action in 1951. The more than 400 historic photographs shown here provide to observe the lifelong devotion to aikido and the continuity of performance that charac- terized Morihei's approach to his art.
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