Resources

Aikido

Morihei Ueshiba. Budo Teachings of the founder of Aikido. Book. Available from Kodansha.
Saito Morihiro. Traditional Aikido. Books, 5 volumes. The essential text for this style of Aikido. Available from aikidostore.com.
Saito Morihiro. Its heart and appearance. Book. Available from aikidostore.com.
Saito Morihiro. Takemusu Aikido. Books, 6 volumes. Available from aikidojournal.com.
Saito Morihiro. The lost seminars. DVD, 6 volumes. Available from aikidojournal.com.
Ethan Weisgard. Aikiken and Aikijo. Books, 2 volumes. Available from bukiwaza.com.
Hoa Newens. Aikido Curriculum. DVD, 6 volumes. Available from aikidodavis.com/.
Lewis Bernaldo de Quiros. Seminar Lund, May 2006. Instructional video. Available from Traditionalaikido.eu

Aikido gear

Aikido Dogi (suit) and weapon bags can be ordered at a discount via the dojo. Ask the teacher for more details.
On-line shops for general Aikido resources:
Tozando. Clear website, simple ordering system and reliable.
Iwata Shokai. Messy website but high quality products.
Nine Circles. High quality, reliable English webshop.
Aikido Store. A new webshop that re-publishes and sells Morihiro Saito Sensei's Traditional Aikido classics.

Aikido weapons

For handmade bokken, jo and tanto contact Ruud Jaspers.

Related books

By Peter Ralston:
· Zen body being.
· The Principles of effortless power.
· Cheng Hsin t’ui shou: The art of effortless power.
· The Book of not Knowing.
By Herman Kauz:
· The martial spirit.
· A path to liberation.
By Tim Cartmell:
· Effortless combat throws.
By F. M. Alexander:
· The Use of the Self.
By Michael Gelb:
· Body Learning (2nd edition).
By Hiroaki Sato:
· The Sword and the Mind.

Spiritual Inquiry and Meditation

By Nisargadatta Maharaj:
· I am that.
By Eckhart Tolle:
· The power of Now.
By Adyashanti:
· True meditation.
· Emptiness dancing.
· The end of your world.
By Gary Renard:
· The disappearance of the Universe.
By Jan van Delden:
· Terug van nooit weggeweest.
· Zelfrealisatie: Is dit nu alles?
By Anthony de Mello:
· Awareness.
· The way to love.
By Steve Hagen:
· How the world can be the way it is.
· Meditation. Now or never.