Do the Japanese have more to teach us than how to increase productivity?

What is 'modern' martial art?

How can the actual practice, not just the idealistic philosophy, of a body movement help us to change our lives and our world?

In this book, Hiroyuki Aoki explains why he decided that the traditional martial arts had become irrelevant in this age and how Shintaido, 'a new body art,' was born.

Mr. Aoki has drawn from many idsciplines and philosophies in addition to the Japanese martial arts-including yoga, Zen, secret Buddhist techniques and western art-to create a modern body movement system.

This is the first and only English edition of Mr. Aoki's work, complete with more than 200 photographs. Now, you can explore the Shintaido program with your own body.

Contents

About the author and this book
Introductin
Life, burn
Part One The philosopphy and history of Shintaido
Chapter one What is Shintaido?
Chapter two How Shintaido was born
Section one: Meeting Master Shigeru Egami
Section two: Gorei as conducting and classical studies through kata
Section three: The martial arts and the history of the evolution of consciousness
Section four: the sword technique of Harigaya Sekiun: Expanding time, space and energy
Secation five: Developing a modern martial art
Section six: The locus of one swing of the sword is itself a sign-stripping away spirituality
Section seven: Looking for the strongest technique
Section eight: Tenshingoso: An embodiment of the hidden cosmic breath
Section nine: The birth of Eiko: the gyroscope of Shintaido
Chapter three What Shintaido has conceived: Hikari to Tawamureru-'Playing with light'
Chapter four To overcome the barriers to mutual understanding
Translator's note
Part Two Technique: advice for practitioners
Chapter one Eiko
Section one: Eiko Dai
Section two: Eiko kumite
Chapter two Tenshingoso
Section one: Tenshingoso (sei and dai)
Section two: Tenshingoso kumite
Chapter three Toitsukihon
Section one: Toitsukihon (Eiko sei)
Section two: Toitsukihon (Eiko sei) kumite
Chapter four Kenkain-hoko
Chapter five Advice for instructors
Section one: fist and knuckles
Section two: Japanese terms used in practice; Their meaning and significance
Section three: Nineteen characteristics of Shintaido
Words for practitioners
Glossary