Aikido, like all other martial arts, Asian and European, derives from fighting skills originally developed and used for hand-to-hand combat. It has evolved into one of the most beautiful of the formal, stylized representations of the ancient jitsu, now practiced primarily for recreation, fitness, and self-expression through movement.

Format: 13,5 x 21,5 cm, 126 pages, Softcover, Text in English, mit numerous black-and-white photos.
Year of publication: 1983
Condition: Cover slightly rubbed, corners slightly scuffed. Apart from that a good copy.