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OverviewKi represents the life force behind the Japanese martial art of aikido. To aikidoists ki is the universal spirit present in all things, and it can also be compared to the Hebrew Ruach and the Greek Pneuma, meaning smoke, wind, or spirit. The book includes extensively illustrated step-by-step instructions of ki exercises and test techniques that will show readers- ? The internal secrets of aikido and other martial arts ? The relationship between mind, body, and spirit ? A testable rationale for positive, creative living This new edition expands the original chapters on breathing and meditation with additional information on modern biofeedback and the science of breath. The Foreword is by the late George Simcox, Chief Instructor, Virginia Ki Society. Full Product DetailsAuthor: C. M. Shifflett , s s ShifflettPublisher: Round Earth Publishing Imprint: Round Earth Publishing Edition: 2nd Revised ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.10cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.388kg ISBN: 9780977870219ISBN 10: 0977870219 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 13 April 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA test's great value is that it lets you know what you do not know, and saves the embarrassment and danger of learning it later in life. Tests in this handy little book go even farther. It is the greatest advance in testing since the first Unbendable Arm. <br>--Jay Gluck, Author, Zen Combat <br><br> I am thrilled with it. I will make extensive use of it, especially teaching in the dojo. This is certainly the best book I have read on the subject --so much good sense, so many helpful exercises. Great drawings! <br>--Rev. Bill Bickford, Kingston Ki Aikido A test's great value is that it lets you know what you do not know, and saves the embarrassment and danger of learning it later in life. Tests in this handy little book go even farther. It is the greatest advance in testing since the first Unbendable Arm. Jay Gluck, Author, Zen Combat I am thrilled with it. I will make extensive use of it, especially teaching in the dojo. This is certainly the best book I have read on the subject --so much good sense, so many helpful exercises. Great drawings! Rev. Bill Bickford, Kingston Ki Aikido "A test's great value is that it lets you know what you do not know, and saves the embarrassment and danger of learning it later in life. Tests in this handy little book go even farther. It is the greatest advance in testing since the first Unbendable Arm."<br>—Jay Gluck, Author, Zen Combat <br>"I am thrilled with it. I will make extensive use of it, especially teaching in the dojo. This is certainly the best book I have read on the subject --so much good sense, so many helpful exercises. Great drawings!"<br>—Rev. Bill Bickford, Kingston Ki Aikido A test's great value is that it lets you know what you do not know, and saves the embarrassment and danger of learning it later in life. Tests in this handy little book go even farther. It is the greatest advance in testing since the first Unbendable Arm. --Jay Gluck, Author, Zen Combat I am thrilled with it. I will make extensive use of it, especially teaching in the dojo. This is certainly the best book I have read on the subject --so much good sense, so many helpful exercises. Great drawings! --Rev. Bill Bickford, Kingston Ki Aikido Author InformationC.M. Shifflett is the author of Aikido Exercises for Teaching and Training and other works on aikido and martial arts. A student of the late George Simcox and other teachers of the Virginia Ki Society, she has studied aikido for more thans 20 years. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |