Aikido off the mat
Subtitle: one woman's journey using aikido principles to stay sane in body, mind, and spirit
By: Kathy Park ; foreword by Jamie Leno Zimron
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9781623172305
Subjects: Women martial artists; Aikido; Biography
Description: "Kathy Park uses stories from her own life to illustrate how the principles of Aikido can be taken off the mat and out of the dojo to help us cope with the many challenges of life in an increasingly chaotic world"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: From revenge to reconciliation, or how my boyfriend got me into aikido; title: Irimi: entering into the eye of the hurricane; title: Embodiment 1: Transforming body shame and the mind-body split; title: Embodiment 2: What horses can teach us; title: The ramifications of disembodiment; title: Grounding: growing a dinosaur tail; title: The first steps toward center are backwards and to the left; title: Losing and finding center; title: Extension is the key to connection; title: 360-degree awareness and soft eyes; title: Blending; title: Falling and rolling; title: Circle, square, and triangle; title: Alignment and the power of doing nothing; title: Anger, aggression, and natural power; title: The dangers of overriding intuition; title: Ukemi as the art of pursuit; title: On the messy nature of change and having an empty cup; title: Aikido across borders; title: Incorporating the principles within.