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Index
Table of Contents
Aikido is true
Aikido Principles
The impossible martial art
No opponent, no battle
Morihei Ueshiba’s path
Water, air, and vacuum
Sooner like the youth
Female advantage
Throw away
To know or to learn
Here and now
A shared journey
That self-defense thing
Delight
Aikido Basics
Do– the way
Ki– life energy
Ai– harmony
Triangle, circle, and square
Tanden– the center
Aiki– rhythm and direction
Kiai– gathering power
Kamae– the perfect guard
Kokyu– belly breathing
Maai– the safe distance
Irimi, tenkan– inward, outward
Omote, ura– front, back
Gotai– static training
Jutai– soft training
Kinagare– flowing training
Zanshin– extended spirit
Uke– the one who is led
Keiko– practice, practice, practice
Takemusu– limitless improvisation
Nen– one with the moment
Kototama– the soul of words
Appendix
Osensei’s rules for training aikido
Budo Charter– the Japanese rules
Glossary of aikido terms
Aikido websites
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