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A Life in Aikido: The Biography of Founder Morihei Ueshiba (Hardcover)
The history of Japan's martial traditions is replete with many outstanding individuals, but few have attained the legendary status of Morihei Ueshiba. Throughout his extraordinary life, Ueshiba mastered an array of martial arts and techniques, including jujutsu and kendo, and endlessly devoted himself to the philosophies of Japan's martial schools. He also had a deep knowl...more
Kodansha International, 317 pages
Published
August 15th 2008
by Kodansha International
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It was an interesting read, this man lead an intriguing life. However the book fails to convince me of Ueshiba being a "mystic". He was apparently a short tempered prejudiced little man throwing foolish martial artists on their heads.
Not really what I was looking for, it had some interesting parts but never really caught my interest. Maybe it was the translation.
Great book.
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