Aikido in Daily Life by Koichi Tohei

Aikido Book
by Koichi Tohei
Hardback book
Originally printed in 1966
Great read

Aikido in Daily Life Description

Technology today touches nearly every part of our lives. Through even more impressive development of machines, the process continues. Computers put men out of work; pushing a single button is enough to start a nuclear war.

Gradually, though, the world has begun to remember that it is man for whom the machines must work, and not the other way around. We recognize now that science, for all its achievements, has done little to help us understand ourselves or realize our potential.
There is no sense in waiting for science to do it for us. Each of us must now take it upon himself to understand his true nature and strength. The Chinese classic "Saikontan" says that we stand like beggars at the gate, forgetting the infinite power given us by the universe. Instead of shrinking from this potential, we should be thankful for it. we should strive to manifest it and help others to do the same.

The author regards his Four Basic Principles to Unify Mind and Body as having been given to him by the universe to spread the way of the universe. There have been many who have grasped unification of mind and body. Very few, however, could teach it. Fewer still could teach how to teach it. Those who learn the four basic principles as explained in this book have come to understand not only how to unify their own minds and bodies, but also how to teach it to others.

The author, founder of the Ki Society International, presents the philosophical groundwork and specific disciplines by which the individual may attune himself or herself with the hi-life energy of the universe and thrive in health and harmony, without fatigue or depression.

'On the Back' of Aikido in Daily Life

By the same author

AIKIDO: The Arts of Self-defense
This easy-to-use handbook features over 200 photographs and explains in full detail the psychology and the techniques that are the basis of aikido and their practical ap-plications. Outstandingly well devised charts make the explanations easy for beginners to understand. Here is sure proof that aikido is the easiest to learn of all the self-defense techniques.
182 pp. with 30 full-page photos. & 178 text illustrations in black-and-white. 7-1|4" × 10-1/2" $7.95

WHAT IS AIKIDO?
The author's earlier work Aikido, the arts of self-defense, in which he first attompted to set forth the basic principles of aikido, met with great approval in many other coun-tries. The present work, the author's answer to many requests for a complete treatment of this self-defense art, contains complete illustrations and clear explanations that make it a perfect text for the aikido beginner.
112 pp. with over 70 illustrations in black-and-white, and many drawing cuts in text. 6-1/4" × 8-1/2" $2.95

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