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Suggested Book List  with links to the Amazon.com book site

On the Mat

Bornstein, Howard, Aikido From The Inside Out - An Online Beginner's Guide *

Dobson, Terry, It's A Lot Like Dancing

Homma, Gaku, Children and the Martial Arts; An Aikido Point of View

Linden Daniel, Mitsugi Saotome, On Mastering Aikido

Meyer, Ron and M. Reeder, Center The Power of Aikido

O'Connor, Greg, Aikido Student Handbook, The *

Saotome, Mitsugi, The Principles of Aikido

Saotome, Mitsugi, Aikido and the Harmony of Nature

Shifflett, C. M., Aikido Exercises for Teaching and Training *

Shifflett, C. M., Ki in Aikido

Siegal, Andrea and J. Watson, Women in Aikido

Stevens, John, Aikido the Way of Harmony

Stone, John, Aikido in America

Ueshiba, Kisshomaro, Aikido

Ueshiba, Kisshomaro, The Spirit of Aikido

Westbrook, A. and O. Ratti, Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere *

* A good book for Beginners

 

Off the Mat

Crum, Thomas F. The Magic of Conflict

Dobson, Terry, Aikido in Everyday Life: Giving In To Get Your Way

Heckler, Richard Strozzi, The Anatomy of Change

Heckler, Richard Strozzi, Holding the Center: Sanctuary in Time of Confusion

Heckler, Richard Strozzi, In Search of the Warrior Spirit

Leonard, George, The Way of Aikido

Palmer, Wendy, Intuitive Body: Aikido as a Clairsentient Practice

Tohei, Koichi, Book of Ki: Co-ordinating Mind and Body in Daily Life

Tohei, Koichi, Ki in Daily Life

 

The Founder of Aikido - Morihei Ueshiba

Perry, Susan, Remembering O-Sensei

Stevens, John, Abundant Peace

Stevens, John, Invincible Warrior

Stevens, John, The Art of Peace

Stevens, John, Training With The Master: Lessons with Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido

Ueshiba, Morihei & John Stevens, Budo Teachings of the Founder of Aikido

 

Spiritual Aspects & Philosophy

Gleason, William, The Spiritual Foundations of Aikido

Palmer, Wendy, The Practice of Freedom: Aikido Principles as a Spiritual Guide

Payne, Peter, Martial Arts The Spiritual Dimension

Stevens, John, The Essence of Aikido: Spiritual Teachings of Morihei Ueshiba

Stevens, John, The Philosophy of Aikido

 

Related Subjects

Leonard, George, Mastery: the keys to long-term success and fulfillment

Leonard, George, The Ultimate Athlete

Lerner, Ira, Diary of the Way Three Paths to Enlightenment

Lowen, Alexander, Bioenergetics

Lowry, Dave, Moving Toward Stillness

Lowry, Dave, The Sword and Brush, The Spirit of the Martial Arts

Suzuki, D. T., Zen and Japanese Culture

Takuan, Soho, The Unfettered Mind - Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master

Webster-Doyle, Terrence, Karate, the art of empty self

Von Druckheim, Karlfried, Hara

 

 

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