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You have trained in aikido for at least several months and wonder what's beyond the mechanics of basic technique. You ponder why we do what we do, and what principles underlie the techniques. You are looking for an edge to accelerate your learning and deepen your understanding. This book's "Especially for Students" section is for you.

The "Especially for Teachers" section offers tips for aikido instructors. It helps you articulate to your students some of aikido's more difficult ideas.

The third section's longer chapters treat philosophical and strategic questions that are central to aikido practice.

Learning and Teaching Aikido shows beginning-to-intermediate aikido students how to approach their practice, explaining why we do what we do in aikido. This literate presentation for the thoughtful practitioner also advises aikido teachers on how to present difficult concepts to their classes. Drawings and photos make the explanations clear. Learning and Teaching Aikido is a needed supplement to the many books that explain aikido history and how to execute aikido techniques.

Dr FRED PHILLIPS is a Professor at University of New Mexico in the USA, and Visiting Professor at Tongji University in Shanghai and at SUNY-Stony Brook in New York. He is author of books including The Conscious Manager: Zen for Decision Makers (General Informatics 2003) and What About the Future? (Springer 2019). He is Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier's international journal Technological Forecasting & Social Change.

Phillips holds 6th dan in aikido, having trained in the art since 1973. He has taught aikido in many countries throughout the Americas, East and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. He was featured in Miles Kessler's book 50 Aikido Experts.