The Spiritual Foundations of Aikido Book by William Gleason Kit Dale Over the years Dave has

Over the years Dave has developed a unique method of teaching that has earned him the distinction of being the Instructor of the Year in 1992 from the United States Martial Arts Centers (an association of over 1

How to be more effective by studying the power generating use of hips and legs

Diagonal cut (left and right)

Grip strikes

All exercises are performed lying down and many can be done sitting

The Spiritual Foundations of Aikido Book by William Gleason Kit Dale Over the years Dave hasMorihei Ueshiba, who founded Aikido early in this century, intended that his martial art would give form to profound spiritual truth, and lead to a unification of the world's peoples. He saw Aikido not as a fighting method or as a competitive sport but rather as a means of becoming one with the laws of universal order ki, or life energy. Unfortunately, the subtleties of Ueshiba's teachings, veiled in the esoteric terminology of Shinto, can be puzzling