The Way Of Aikido by George Leonard

The Way Of Aikido by George Leonard

This book is a warmhearted handshake, a graceful and practical invitation to enter and blend with the ahhh of the world. It is as natural and wise an introduction to the spirit of the martial arts as you can find on paper.--Jack Kornfield, bestselling author of A Path with Heart

In his bestselling Mastery, renowned spiritual and martial arts teacher George Leonard taught hundreds of thousands of people how to use Zen philosophy to reach mastery in any field. Now, he brings together his extraordinary knowledge and experience into a book that translates the principles of aikido directly into our everyday lives.

Aikido is more philosophy and meditation than a technique or a series of purely physical maneuvers. Leonard shares the secrets of this remarkable Eastern philosophy, which is the basis for the most radical and demanding of all martial arts. Through mind-body exercises inspired by aikido yet designed for non-practitioners, he demonstrates the fundamental understanding behind aikido and shows how it can be applied to help set us on the path to composure, self-sufficiency, and spiritual centeredness.

Combining illuminating personal anecdotes with practical advice, this award-winning author describes the ways in which aikido can help turn life's unanticipated blows into gifts and transform discord into harmony, anxiety and pain into vital energy. Exhilarating, enlightening, and filled with unique wisdom, The Way of Aikido is an inspiring lesson in balance, confidence, and power.

The Way of Aikido does no less than open the door to the universe and invite you through to become one with it, to become balanced, powerful, energetic, alert, and present.--Susan Trott, author of The Holy Man and Crane Spreads Wings

Education and Ecstasy, by Geroge Leonard, is one of his many books on human potential and social development. Leonard is the co-owner of an aikido school in Mill Valley, California, and holds a fifth-degree black belt in the martial art of aikido. He is the father of four daughters and is married.

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ISBN 13	9780452279728
ISBN 10	0452279720
Title	The Way Of Aikido
Author	George Leonard
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2000-06-01
Number of pages	224
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