Aikido for women
Subtitle: the underlying principles and why women have the advantage
By: by Barbara Frentsos Butler
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Pittsburgh, Pennyslvania
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9781480902367; 9781480905290
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Aikido; Martial arts; Training; Self-defense for women
Notes: "Aikido for Women spills the secret any woman, regardless of age and size, will find useful to protect and defend herself against various types of attacks"--Back cover.
Table of contents: title: Stepping onto the mat physically; title: Stepping onto the mat mentally; title: Respect and etiquette; title: Importance of exercise; title: Posture, stance, and distance; title: Uke's role (the attacker); title: Tori's role (the defender); title: Movement; title: Nage-waza: throwing techniques; title: Ukemi: falling techniques; title: Techniques and principles; title: Symbols of Aikido; title: Relaxation; title: Breath power-Kokyu-Ryoku; title: Extension: the "unbendable arm"; title: Keeping center; title: Keeping balance, taking balance; title: Gliding and circular movement; title: Speed, timing and space; title: The fifteens or the seventeens; title: Body and mind harmony; title: Body and mind harmony II; title: Understanding Ki; title: Process and principles; title: Blending.