Bibliography Index

• Feeling Aikido: Body Awareness Training as a Foundation for Aikido Practice

  Paul Linden / first edition, CCMS Publications (2006)

  Aikido / Philosophical / Technical

  Summary: FEELING AIKIDO is a practical manual showing how to use body and movement awareness exercises to enhance the effectiveness of Aikido defense techniques and deepen Aikido practice as a meditative and spiritual process. In order to truly blend with the attack, we need to be deeply aware of the attacker, and to do that we need to be anchored in a mindbody state of self-awareness, power and compassion. This is where the practices of self-defense and self-awareness converge. The book details exercises on intentionality, posture, breathing, balance, coordination, power, and compassion. The emphasis is on improving the defender’s mind/body functioning as well his/her ability to perceive and make use of attackers’ imbalances. To see sample chapters, please go to being-in-movement.com.

• Tools for Harmony: An Approach to Aikido Practice

  Paul Linden / 1999

  Aikido / Philosophical / Technical

  Summary: This e-booklet covers some basic breathing and movement exercises.