Food for thought. This section is divided into articles, discussions and interviews. At the end of this page, there are some recommended Aikido books.

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Articles

There are links to several interesting articles here.

Discussions

Discussions are extracted from Internet discussion groups such as the one here and elsewhere, eg. Aikido-L. Some of these threads may still be on-going.

Interviews

Interviews are generally links to other pages.

Books

Some recommended books:

  • Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere - An Illustrated Introduction
    Author(s) : Adele Westbrook and Oscar Ratti
    Tuttle Publishing
    ISBN : 0804832846
  • A good book with illustrations. Good general information with enough details. Suitable for beginners.
  • Aikido Exercises for Teaching and Training
    Author(s) : Carol M. Shifflet and George Simcox
    Round Earth Publishing
    ISBN : 1-55643-314-X
  • A good book. Contains several common questions and answers for beginners.
  • Martial Arts of the World, An Encyclopedia Volume 1 A-Q
    Editor : Thomas A. Green
    ISBN : 1-57607-150-2
  • An A-Z encyclopedia listing of martial arts. A good book if you are interested in other martial arts besides Aikido, or other Japanese arts.
  • It looks at the history, background and development of the art.
  • Martial Arts of the World, An Encyclopedia Volume 2 R-Z
    Editor : Thomas A. Green
    ISBN : 1-57607-150-2
  • 2nd volume of the above mentioned book.