Book

Aikido - The peaceful martial art
for personality development

Christina Barandun, Dirk Kropp

This book describes the Japanese martial art of Aikido as a way of developing personality and familiarises readers with its philosophy. Aikido training combines healthy gymnastics, natural strength training, the art of defence, meditation in motion, concentration, stress management and serenity exercises as well as character development and awareness training. Aikido transforms the knowledge of ancient martial arts and spiritual Zen paths into a modern peace exercise that anyone can practise in their everyday life - enriching life well into old age.

240 pages, 20 photos
20 €, available in the dojo
Kösel publishing house, 2009

Review (PDF) by Andreas Brennecke, Bochum.