A life in aikido : the biography of founder Morihei Ueshiba

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A life in aikido : the biography of founder Morihei Ueshiba

Kisshomaru Ueshiba ; preface by Moriteru Ueshiba ; translated by Kei Izawa and Mary Fuller

Kodansha International, 2008

1st ed

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Aikidō kaiso Ueshiba Morihei den

合気道開祖植芝盛平伝

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  • 1 Attaining Heavenly Skills(Kami‐waza:The Divine Skill of an Enlightened Man;Day‐in and Day‐out Ascetic Training;No Fixation on Material Things;Dotofuhen:The Way is One and Unchanging)
  • 2 Hard and Solitary Training:O Sensei’s Youth(Southern Kishu and Tanabe City Matters;From Weakness to Strength;Aspiring Towards Independence;The Star of the Army;Opening a Dojo)
  • 3 New Frontiers in the North(Creating Something from Nothing;King of Shirataki;The Encounter with Master Sokaku Takeda;a Great Fire and the Loss of Father)

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Throughout his extraordinary life, Morihei 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. This biography details the life of this remarkable man, from his early years as a youth in the turbulent Meiji era to his death in 1969. The history of Japan's martial traditions is replete with many outstanding individuals, but few ever attained the legendary status of Morihei Ueshiba. Throughout his extraordinary life, he mastered an array of martial arts and techniques, including

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