Aikido-The Art of Perception in a Practice of Peace

by Giuseppe Ruglioni

2008

Library's review

The path proposed here is the search for harmony between our interior life and the exterior life. A path that helps us to confront ourselves with the conflicts and the struggles, through the Art of Perception in a practice of Relationship and Peace

The volume (with a DVD included) is provided with
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more than three hundred images complement the books practical descriptions. It is not a manual of techniques, but an innovative proposal of how to use the Art of the Perception to overcome the interior and social conflicts through Aikido, a practice of Relationship and Peace.

The first chapter describes for the first time, the practice of Kenkodo (the way of health), in the second chapter the proposal to make the perceptive experiences in the practice of Aikido, the art of harmony, in a truly non-conflictual way, in tuning with the philosophy of the founder of the art of the peace.

Finally, the testimonies of Iris Scanlon (Aikido and children), Adriano Turi (Aikido and disability), Marco Zaccagnini (Aikido and management).

The DVD contains video clips that bring to life the concepts described in the book.

The DVD includes three parts: A presentation with the fundamental aspects of the book, Kenkodo, The way of health, with Kenko Taiso, Ki Musubi No Gyo, preparation to kokyu ho, Seitai ho, Sotai ho, aikido, The way of harmony with the Hitori waza sequence and all the 33 tsuzukiwaza.

1) Kenko Taiso
2) Ki Musubinogyo
3) Misogi
4) Hitori Waza
5) Sequenza Bokken
6) Tsuzukiwaza ( 1 - 33)

The author's profile
Giuseppe Ruglioni SHIHAN, was born in Bogotà (Colombia) in 1953 and he graduated in Modern History at the Faculty of Humanities of Florence. At the time of writing, he holds the ranks of Okuden and Nanadan (7th Dan) in Ki Aikido and is considered among the major European exponents of this discipline. In addition to managing and teaching at the KI DOJO in Florence, he regularly holds seminars in Italy, Europe, Russia, South America and South Africa.

He started Aikido with André Noquet and with Hirokazu Kobayashi. In 1978, after meeting with Koichi Tohei Sensei, he became his student, attending his lessons in Japan and in Europe. When Kenjiro Yoshigasaki Sensei arrived in Europe, also in 1978, he started to follow in his footsteps with passion and now assists him with the teaching in his organisation. He has taught Ki Aikido in the “Special School for Rehabilitation Therapists” at the University of Florence . He is member of the National Technical Committee of Ki-Aikido A.D.O. UISP sector. He is the author of the book “Unification mind-body and Ki Aikido” which has been translated in different languages: English, Hungarian, German, Dutch, Spanish and Russian.

Contents

Preface by Stefiano Benassi
Chapter I Kenkodo: The way of health
Mind
Perception and acknowledgment
Acknowledgment of the body: 'hands touching the ceiling'
Consciousness of the body: 'hand touching the wall'
Mental presence: 'hands beyond the walls'
Free mind and blocked mind
Posture: Self perception in a space
Relaxing
Send the Ki: Attention-determination-steadiness-te musubi
Meditation
Breathing
Ki musubi no gyo
Misogi: purification practice
Kenko taiso
Seitai ho
Teate ho
Sotai ho
Chapter II Aikido: Harmony and relationship
Origin and history
Meaning and contradictions
Aikido: a practice of relationship
Rhythm in aikido
Hanmi and ma-ai
The study of hanmi and ma-ai in the practice of bokken
'Not to fall': the art of ukemi
Irimi and tenkan
The bokken and the jo
Kumiwaza
Hitoriwaza
Tsuzukiwaza
The structure of the practice
Instructor or educator?
Testimonies:
Iris Scanlon: Development ad education without competition
A prospect for teaching the children
Adriano Turi: Aikido and handicap 'A witness'
Marco Zaccagnini: Aikido and management. 'A witness'
Photo gallery
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ISBN

9788881635603

Publication

Erga Edizioni
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