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A Life in Aikido: the Biography of Founder Morihei Ueshiba
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The history of Japan's martial traditions is replete with many outstanding individuals, but few ever attained the legendary status of Morihei Ueshiba.
In this engaging and compelling biography, Morihei Ueshiba's son and second Aikido Dsohu Kisshomaru Ueshiba details the dramatic and often perilous life of this remarkable man, from his early years as a youth in the turbulent Meiji Era to his death in 1969. Incorporating a wealth of first-hand accounts and anecdotes with historical documents, the author weaves a fascinating narrative of the Founder's life, and with great fondness tells of his own memories of the man who would come to be known as O Sensei - great teacher.
The history of Japan's martial traditions is replete with many outstanding individuals, but few ever attained the legendary status of Morihei Ueshiba.
In this engaging and compelling biography, Morihei Ueshiba's son and second Aikido Dsohu Kisshomaru Ueshiba details the dramatic and often perilous life of this remarkable man, from his early years as a youth in the turbulent Meiji Era to his death in 1969. Incorporating a wealth of first-hand accounts and anecdotes with historical documents, the author weaves a fascinating narrative of the Founder's life, and with great fondness tells of his own memories of the man who would come to be known as O Sensei - great teacher.