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'''''Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction''''' is a [[book]] by [[Adele Westbrook]] and [[Oscar Ratti]]. The book provides a general overview of [[Aikido]] history, organization, traditions, and techniques. | '''''Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction''''' is a [[book]] by [[Adele Westbrook]] and [[Oscar Ratti]]. The book provides a general overview of [[Aikido]] history, organization, traditions, and techniques. | ||
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Aikido has often been referred to as the gentleman's fighting art; its essence lies partly in its sophisticated style and particularly in it's intrinsic motivations. '''Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction''', with over 1,200 illustrations, provides a complete foundation in the practice of this distinctive and effective art-a method of self-defense that can be used against any form of attack and, at it's highest levels, a discipline of coordination, a "way" of harmonizing all human vital powers.<ref>Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction by Adele Westbrook and Oscar Ratti. Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, 1989</ref> | Aikido has often been referred to as the gentleman's fighting art; its essence lies partly in its sophisticated style and particularly in it's intrinsic motivations. '''Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction''', with over 1,200 illustrations, provides a complete foundation in the practice of this distinctive and effective art-a method of self-defense that can be used against any form of attack and, at it's highest levels, a discipline of coordination, a "way" of harmonizing all human vital powers.<ref>Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction by Adele Westbrook and Oscar Ratti. Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, 1989</ref> | ||
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* [http://www.amazon.com/Aikido-Dynamic-Sphere-Illustrated-Introduction/dp/0804800049/ Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction on [[Amazon.com]]]. | * [http://www.amazon.com/Aikido-Dynamic-Sphere-Illustrated-Introduction/dp/0804800049/ Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction on [[Amazon.com]]]. | ||
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=BaE3UfsIkr8C&lpg=PP1&dq=Aikido%20and%20the%20Dynamic%20Sphere%3A%20An%20Illustrated%20Introduction&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction preview on Google Books]. | * [http://books.google.com/books?id=BaE3UfsIkr8C&lpg=PP1&dq=Aikido%20and%20the%20Dynamic%20Sphere%3A%20An%20Illustrated%20Introduction&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction preview on Google Books]. | ||
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Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction is a book by Adele Westbrook and Oscar Ratti. The book provides a general overview of Aikido history, organization, traditions, and techniques.
Description
Aikido has often been referred to as the gentleman's fighting art; its essence lies partly in its sophisticated style and particularly in it's intrinsic motivations. Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction, with over 1,200 illustrations, provides a complete foundation in the practice of this distinctive and effective art-a method of self-defense that can be used against any form of attack and, at it's highest levels, a discipline of coordination, a "way" of harmonizing all human vital powers.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction by Adele Westbrook and Oscar Ratti. Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, 1989