What is Aikido?

** What is AIKIDO? Koichi Tohei, 9th Dan - good condition -Yellow paperback covers French fold covers beige stock, there's a certain amount of minutiae on its edges, some small tea Stain - its edges this is one of the first books published for an English-speaking audience on Aikido, written by a master, if you have a chance you should look at his YouTube videos they're absolutely amazing-- and he definitely has a different approach-Aikido is essentially a path of being in accord with the ki of Heaven and Earth. - The Principles of Heaven & Earth & My Approach to Life. As we move into the twenty-first century, the world we live in is becoming more and more relative. Because there is ahead, there is also behind. Because there is up, there is also down. Within this relativistic world, nothing is absolute in its correctness. Decisive action is born of an understanding of that which is in accord with the principles of Heaven and Earth. A lack of this understanding leads to "unreasonable effort," or muri, literal meaning of which is "lack of principle," - should be avoided. This has always been my way of thinking & the reason I have scrupulously avoided acting in ways that involve unreasonable effort or that go against these principles... ...What is AIKIDO? Koichi Tohei, 9th Dan Yellow - paperback - 1974-01- first printing September 1962 6th printing July 1973 lccn number 62 - 19252 , printed in Japan distributed by Japan Publications Trading Company , New York - Publisher: Rikugei Publishing House , Tokyo printed in Japan... Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa, Los Angeles - maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into-City-Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit.......Aikido 5756 PB yellow Sealtest1 BLK frnt 1Pound 1ecco