Synopses & Reviews
Ki, the "Force" behind the Japanese martial art of Aikido, has much in common with Chinese
chi, the Sanscript
prana, and Greek
Pneuma–but all remain strange concepts to many Westerners.
Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido, founded by Koichi Tohei in 1974, emphasizes coordination of mind and body to produce inner strength and stability. It differs from other styles of Aikido in the formalized study of ki, relaxation and body mechanics.
Ki testing provides an unusual opportunity to actually test, measure, and evaluate many traditional concepts of mind and body which must otherwise be dismissed as "flaky New Age weirdness" or accepted on faith, despite secret doubts and fears.
Here are step-by-step instructions and illustrations of ki exercises and test techniques. This new edition expands the original chapters on breathing and meditation with additional information on modern biofeedback and the science of breath.
You will learn:
• The internal secrets if Aikido and other martial arts.
• The relationship between mind, body, and spirit.
• A testable rationale for positive, creative living.
Foreword by George Simcox
Virginia Ki Society
Synopsis
Ki represents the life force behind the Japanese martial art of aikido. To aikidoists
ki is the universal spirit present in all things, and it can also be compared to the Hebrew
Ruach and the Greek
Pneuma, meaning "smoke," "wind," or "spirit."
The book includes extensively illustrated step-by-step instructions of ki exercises and test techniques that will show readers:
• The internal secrets of aikido and other martial arts
• The relationship between mind, body, and spirit
• A testable rationale for positive, creative living
This new edition expands the original chapters on breathing and meditation with additional information on modern biofeedback and the science of breath.
The Foreword is by the late George Simcox, Chief Instructor, Virginia Ki Society.
About the Author
C.M. Shifflett is the author of Ki in Aikido: A Sampler of Ki Exercises and other works on Aikido and martial arts. A student of the late George Simcox and other teachers of the Virginia Ki Society, she has studied Aikido for over 20 years. She lives in Pennsylvania.