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This book does not exist. Sharon Seymour Sensei confirms that it was in fact never written. This listing has been shown to help prevent confusion, as numerous references survive (including this one) on the internet, and readers would be otherwise led to believe that it does exist in
Sentimental reflections by American women on aikido., December 16, 1998
Reviewer: A reader from Fredericton, Canada
This work avoids the deliberate explanation of the physical techniques of the martial art aikido, and focuses in on mostly American women who have had various and divergent personal passages during their study of aikido. Sometimes the frankness of those experiences is a reflection of the difficulties many of us encounter in our own lives. What shines through in the work is the power of the individual and how aikido practise can either foster a healthy or sometimes unhealthy environment for the practioner. Sometimes the author's naive understanding of aikido might frustrate long-time members of the aikido community, but this also adds in making the book valuable to anyone within or outside of that same community. The book also serves the academic community as valuable cases for 'women's studies.' The excellent black and white photos that accompany most of the biographies are excellent additions to understanding these beautiful people and inspiring personalities. The fact that not all of these women continued their practise, also allows for a work that does not patronize aikido as can be found in other works on the subject.
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This book does not exist. Sharon Seymour Sensei confirms that it was in fact never written. This listing has been shown to help prevent confusion, as numerous references survive (including this one) on the internet, and readers would be otherwise led to believe that it does exist in
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limited production, which is erroneous. A book with this same title, authored by Andrea Siegel, appears in a separate bibliography listing.Sentimental reflections by American women on aikido., December 16, 1998
Reviewer: A reader from Fredericton, Canada
This work avoids the deliberate explanation of the physical techniques of the martial art aikido, and focuses in on mostly American women who have had various and divergent personal passages during their study of aikido. Sometimes the frankness of those experiences is a reflection of the difficulties many of us encounter in our own lives. What shines through in the work is the power of the individual and how aikido practise can either foster a healthy or sometimes unhealthy environment for the practioner. Sometimes the author's naive understanding of aikido might frustrate long-time members of the aikido community, but this also adds in making the book valuable to anyone within or outside of that same community. The book also serves the academic community as valuable cases for 'women's studies.' The excellent black and white photos that accompany most of the biographies are excellent additions to understanding these beautiful people and inspiring personalities. The fact that not all of these women continued their practise, also allows for a work that does not patronize aikido as can be found in other works on the subject.
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318640155
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Denver : Aiki-Design 1988