Book: "Aikido - Tradition and the Competitive Edge", by Shishida / Nariyama

[Nathan Scott]

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[don]

I also found it very interesting for the history.

[Chris Li]

Originally posted by Nathan Scott


Anyone else have this book that would care to comment?

I haven't seen the English edition - the Japanese edition is entitled "Aikido Classroom", which I like a lot better, but probably wasn't thought to be exciting enough for the US market. Anyway, it gives a pretty good overview of Aikido from the Shodokan point of view (a little history, a little theory, a little technique, etc.). Great for Shodokan practitioners, or for people looking for some basic information on Shodokan Aikido.

Best,

Chris

[morpheus]

I recently picked this book and have found it to be a great book. INteresting stuff indeed.

Jeff