di ELLIS AMDUR - In questo capitolo tratto da "A Duello con O-Sensei" di Ellis Amdur, prende forma il ritratto vivido di Yoshio Kuroiwa, figura emblematica di una generazione irripetibile. Pugile nella giovinezza e poi praticante appassionato dell’Aikidō, Kuroiwa trasformò energia e inquietudine in una ricerca sincera, rifiutando perfino avanzamenti di grado pur di restare fedele al proprio spirito libero. L’articolo fa parte di una straordinaria galleria dedicata agli shihan dell’Aikikai Honbu Dōjō dei tempi d’oro, che Amdur ricostruisce grazie alla sua esperienza diretta quando quei maestri erano al culmine della loro forza. Un ritratto essenziale e potente, che suggerisce cosa significhi davvero vivere l’Aikidō con integrità.
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The Translator – Interview with Christopher Li
di SIMONE CHIERCHINI - Christopher Li calls himself a "hobbyist with a specialty", however, thanks to his research and writing he has given an important contribution to the understanding of modern Aikido. His views on Aikido, its history and future developments are unconventional and often "politically incorrect" but he's not afraid to share them. This is not an interview for those unwilling to discuss the official narrative of our art and its people…
The Phenomenologist – Interview with Ellis Amdur
by SIMONE CHIERCHINI - Ellis Amdur is a renowned martial arts researcher and a teacher in two different surviving Koryu. His books on Aikido and Budo are considered unique in that he uses his personal, often shocking or outrageous, experiences as illustrations of the principles he writes about, but he is also backed by solid research and experience in the field. "The Phenomenologist" is no exception: it is a distillation of Ellis Amdur's thoughts, insights and opinions on Aikido and Budo. "The Phenomenologist" has achieved considerable success in its Italian version, also published by Aikido Italia Network Publishing. Here you can read an excerpt of the book, which can be ordered in its full version on amazon.com in both paper and Kindle format



