Terry Dobson's "Aikidô - Dance of Life", translated into German by Sonja McGough, is an extremely interesting and complex book. It is an illustrated book and at the same time a philosophy book. It's also full of irony and wit, entertaining and never lecturing. It testifies to the mastery and humanity of Dobson, who was uchi deshi for many years with the old master Ueshiba Morihei.
Dobson mostly tells stories and anecdotes in his "Dance of Life". They are light and catchy, sometimes adventurous, sometimes entertaining. They are always teaching pieces that, in a very original and authentic way, allow a look at the deep insights that Dobson had gained in the path of martial arts. At the same time, they cast portrait-like highlights on himself and characterize him as one of the most interesting and dazzling Western Budô masters of the twentieth century.
Dobson's book speaks from its texts and equally from its pictures. In the introduction, competently written by Andreas F. Albrecht, Terry Dobson is comprehensively acknowledged and introduced to the German-speaking readership. It is interesting to read here how Dobson, with his Aiki thoughts and Budô philosophy, engaged in a fruitful exchange with the then American avant-garde of intellectuals, artists, philosophers and psychologists during the 1960s to 1990s.
Terry Dobson's "Aikidô - Dance of Life" is not a technical textbook, but a book that helps to deepen the understanding of what martial arts actually is. It's about what actually happens when we tie our belts.
Please note: The book is only available in German.
Characteristics:
Publisher: Schlatt Books
Language: German
Translation: Sonja McGough
Format: 215 x 215 mm
Extent: 216 pages, approx. 70 photos
refined hardcover version
ISBN: 978-3937745-18-3
