{"id":1374,"date":"2024-11-08T22:35:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T13:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/?p=1374"},"modified":"2024-11-08T23:31:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T14:31:35","slug":"the-art-of-peace-teachings-of-the-founder-of-aikido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/?p=1374","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Peace: Teachings of the Founder of Aikido"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/61FlDoq4i5L._SL1200_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1375\" style=\"width:268px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>By&nbsp;Morihei Ueshiba<\/strong><br><strong>(Translated by John Stevens)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><em>The Art of Peace<\/em> distills the profound wisdom of Ueshiba Morihei, founder of Aikido, through poetic reflections compiled by aikido expert John Stevens. This slim yet powerful book combines Ueshiba\u2019s philosophy of harmonizing strength with compassion, blending martial arts with a pursuit of peace. Each page offers a meditation on resilience, humility, and the surprising power of gentleness, often paired with Ueshiba\u2019s expressive calligraphy. More than a martial arts manual, The Art of Peace invites readers to explore the deeper principles of aikido and the art of living well, offering insights that resonate long after the last page.<br><br><em>\u201cThis small, elegant book is filled with the wisdom and artistry of a great man. This collection of Morihei Ueshiba\u2019s sayings and poetry resonates with deep meaning, making this a gem of a book. The book itself is of very high quality\u2014compact and well-bound, with clear print and beautifully reproduced images of Ueshiba\u2019s calligraphy. A CD of the book, read in a clear, calm voice, is also a very nice inclusion. It is an important collection for the reflective artist, and practically applicable to those intent on living a grounded, sensitive life.\u201d<\/em>\u2014Journal of Asian Martial Arts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image animated backInDown\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-650e4d1e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Art-Peace-Teachings-Founder-Aikido\/dp\/0877738513?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=budobooks-20&amp;linkId=12b0216d5e02bca2dcb18bd360b1ca88&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1376\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This link is for Amazon.com, but it can be purchased from most Amazon stores.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By&nbsp;Morihei Ueshiba(Translated by John Stevens) The Art of Peace distills the profound wisdom of Ueshiba Morihei, founder of Aikido, through poetic reflections compiled by aikido expert John Stevens. This slim yet powerful book combines Ueshiba\u2019s philosophy of harmonizing strength with compassion, blending martial arts with a pursuit of peace. Each page offers a meditation on resilience, humility, and the surprising power of gentleness, often...","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aikido"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1374"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1413,"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1374\/revisions\/1413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}