Susan Perry (5)

from dust jacket

Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969), founder of the Japanese martial art of Aikido, is one of the greatest and most beloved martial artists in history. Remembering O-Sensei is a protarait of Ueshiba as told by his uchi-deshi, the students who lived and trained with him as his discoples. This collection of memories-gathered heere for the first time-captgures the essence of this extraorditary martial arts master and visionary, revealing Ueshiba's teaching style, his daily habits, his philosophy of life, the lovable human aspects of his personality, and his deep beliefe that Aikido could be used as a means to creaing peace and harmony in the world.

The book also provides a snapshot of a fascinationt time in Japanese history when a student would apprentice with his master by essentially moving in with him and receiving instruction thorugh rigoruous training seessions, and also by serving him an observing his acgion in daily life, Mostg of teh studenss wlhose remembrances are included in this book went on to spread th teacing s of Aikido thoruoghot the world an became masters in their own right.

Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 First Meetings
2 Training
3 Daily Living
4 Art of Peace
Glossary
Contributors
Credits… (plus d'informations)