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Aikido in Everyday Life: Giving In to Get Your Way Second Edition | 
 enlarge | Authors: Terry Dobson, Victor Miller
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 184956
Media: Paperback
Edition: Rep Sub
Pages: 280
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1556431511
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.8159
EAN: 9781556431517
Publication Date: January 1, 1994
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Product Description
Conflict is an unavoidable aspect of living. The principles of aikido are uniquely suited to everyday conflict resolution because it is a martial art based on avoiding attack. Its nondefensive, prosocial stance offers new options for dealing with conflict and can help break habits such as bullying and intimidation.
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The Spirit of Aiki August 27, 2007
MuskratFajita (Kalamazoo, MI USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
On the mat, we learn the techniques of Aikido - the ways to move, the joint locks, the pins - but this book is about the spirit of Aiki. Knowing how to blend with your attacker when they come at you, thrusting the jagged edge of a broken beer bottle is good to know. Knowing how to blend with someone BEFORE they break the beer bottle and come after your throat is better to know.
This book is true to the goal of all Aikidoka; no matter what is coming at you, no matter how fierce the attack, no matter how many attackers, stay centered. Remaining centered gives you your best attempt at blending with the coming attack.
Having just finished reading the book, I cannot attest to how well the techniques work. I can attest, however, to how much easier it is to handle conflicts since I began practicing Aikido and began actively and purposefully looking for ways to be more centered during arguments. This book gives tips on the techniques I lacked or stumbled upon by accident. Still, like my Aikido, this will take practice, but the fun is in following the path!
Many will not understand this book... February 12, 2007
Aikido Book Guy
Authored by Terry Dobson, one of the earliest Occidentals to study Aikido in Japan under the Founder, and a self-described "oddball", this book is somewhat crytic in its approach, and one might possibly have to understand a lot more about the author to really get their head around this one. One man's trash, another man's treasure...
 truths principles solutions December 14, 2006
Nobody (San Francisco, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I find myself returning to things I learned in this book often enough that it has become one of the major influences in my life. Peaceful coexistance with other humans is a lot harder in practice than in theory for me, and this book taught me useful attitudes and techniques for dealing with conflict. Specifically, for peaceful and harmonious conflict resolution. What a concept!! I shudder to think about going back to my old blundering, at least now when I mess up I have a clearer idea of what went wrong and what I can do next time.
This book has helped me with things like: resolving incidents at work that could have led to my termination, dealing with drunks on the street while walking through the city, dealing with sensitive problems within my family and with my close friends.
Must Read to Understand Aikido August 2, 2005
Peluru Perak (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
For me, this book is very helpful in helping me deal with my everyday conflict in the 'aikido way'. As an Aikido student, almost all the physical techniques I learn in class are mostly suitable for physical `attacks'. This book has `enlightened' me on how to handle non-physical `attacks' (communication, social confrontation, problem handling, etc). Complete understanding of both makes us realized that the aikido concept is almost complete for physical and non-physical `attacks' we face everyday.
A deeply meaninful book for me March 3, 2005
Marcella Parrette (Taipei, Taiwan)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
As an aikido student, I found that this book has brought a new dimension to my practice as well as my ability to handle conflict in personal relationships. It incorporates the principles of aikido in dealing with conflict in relationships. I recommend this book for any aikidoist who wants to enhance his or her practice, or anyone who is interested in learning how to deal with conflict in ways other than fight or flight.
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