Journey to the Heart of Aikido by Linda Holiday

by Linda Holiday

Journey to the Heart of Aikido presents the teachings of Motomichi Anno sensei one of the few remaining direct students of Morihei Ueshiba the legendary founder of Aikido. After a lifetime of practice and teaching in Japan the United States and Europe Anno sensei’s teachings convey Aikido’s essential spirit of love harmony gratitude and purification with simple authenticity and eloquence. Author and translator Linda Holiday–herself a senior instructor of Aikido–brings to life the intimacy of this communication through translated discourses on the deep practice of Aikido and candid dialogues between Anno sensei and Western students.

Journey To The Heart Of Aikido includes Linda Holiday’s vivid account of her adventure as a young woman studying Aikido in the mystical region of Kumano Japan in the 1970s and a poignant telling of Anno sensei’s life and his first-hand experience of training with Aikido’s founder. An essential resource for the global Aikido community Journey to the Heart of Aikido also offers spiritual teachings relevant to all contemporary seekers touching a wide range of themes such as the meaning of martial arts the integration of body and spirit the truth of interconnectedness and the practice of peace offering all readers insight into the profound spiritual questions at the heart of life.

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