 | Ultimate Aikido: Secrets of Self-Defense and Inner Power by Yamada
Buy new: $14.00 / Used from: $5.47 A good inexpensive United States Aikido Federation technical book. Big, clear pictures featuring Yamada-sensei.
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 | Dynamic Aikido (Bushido--The Way of the Warrior) by Gozo Shioda
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $1.98 Inexpensive Aikido book. Since it is Yoshinkan Aikido, the terms are slightly different than Aikikai terms.
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 | The Aikido Student Handbook: A Guide to the Philosophy, Spirit, Etiquette and Training Methods of Aikido by Greg O'Connor
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $1.74 Nice little book with good background. Not a technical manual, but a good first read for the newbie.
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 | The Shambhala Guide to Aikido by Stevens
Buy new: $14.78 / Used from: $0.01 Nice primer for Aikido background. Also a good choice for the newbie.
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 | Aikido (Illustrated Japanese Classics) by Kisshomaru Ueshiba
Buy new: $24.79 / Used from: $0.76 My first Aikido book. Written by the son of the Founder. While some of the pictures are small and dark, they are still pretty clear and the book covers a greater range of techniques than most books.
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 | Progressive Aikido: The Essential Elements by Moriteru Ueshiba
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $15.70 A nice one volume basic technique book. It covers much of the same ground as the two-volume Best Aikido set in slightly less detail. Has pretty good black and white photos.
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 | Best Aikido: The Fundamentals (Illustrated Japanese Classics) by Kisshomaru Ueshiba
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $13.99 Basic techniques by the Founder's grandson. Big, new, black and white photos. It's a bit expensive, but not a bad one. It's also the first volume of Best Aikido.
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 | The Aikido Master Course: Best Aikido 2 by Moriteru Ueshiba
Buy new: $25.55 / Used from: $16.84 Pricey, but good pictures. The second volume of Best Aikido.
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 | Aikido: Learn the way of spiritual harmony with powerful yet graceful exercises that develop strength, suppleness and stamina by Peter Brady
Buy new: $24.99 / Used from: $7.46 Nice pictures.
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 | Abundant Peace by John Stevens
Buy used from: $2.75 A nice short biography of O-sensei with some nice pictures. I read this one as an undergraduate researching a paper on martial arts.
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 | Budo Teachings of the Founder of Aikido Ueshiba (Best Karate) by Morihei Ueshiba
Buy new: $14.53 / Used from: $5.49 One of two books by the Founder of Aikido. This has a good number of pictures of O-Sensei in the 1930's. Also for the aforementioned paper on martial arts, but I have referred to this book over the years many times.
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 | The Spirit of Aikido by Kisshomaru Ueshiba
Buy new: $8.50 / Used from: $0.01 A good basic book on the philosophy and history of Aikido. It's short and fairly easy to read. If you've been around a while and have read a lot of other books on Aikido, this book will contain nothing new. Good for beginners who've made it past their first year.
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 | Ki in Daily Life by Koichi Tohei
Buy new: $15.39 / Used from: $8.95 For historical perspective. Koichi Tohei split from the Aikikai in the 1970's, but this book still makes its way around. I've never read it, but it comes recommended.
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