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1: The Knights of the Moldy Rope
2: Ukemi from the Ground Up
3: My First Days at the Headquarters D?j?
4: The Best of Their Time
5: Forever Young
6: A Conversation with Dait?-ry?’s Other Child
7: Atemi: Striking to the Heart of the Matter
8: Did You Ever Meet O-sensei? O-sensei Who?
9: Tenchi: Head in the Clouds and Feet in the Muck
10: Toward Simple Morality—Or How Come Something So Fine Sometimes
Turns So Ugly?
11: Otoko (Manhood)
12: Anyone Can Be O-sensei In One’s Own Movie
13: The Ring is Where You Draw It
14: So How Tough Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
15: Setsunint?—Katsujinken
16: Hiding in the Shadows of the Warrior
17: Aiki: A State of the Union
18: Aiki is Not Always Pretty
19: Cutting the Circle
20: Musubi: Tying Together or Tying in Knots
21: Bushi no Nasake
22: Kamae: Taking a Stand
23: Oniisan (Elder Brother)
Epilogue
Ellis Amdur lived in Japan for thirteen years, and while there,
received teaching licenses in two classical Japanese martial
traditions. Following his return to America, he developed a range
of training and consultation services, as well as a unique style of
assessment and psychotherapy, based on a combination of
phenomenological psychology and the underlying philosophical and
tactical premises of classical Japanese martial traditions. Ellis
has been a lead trainer for close to one hundred law enforcement
and correctional institutions on crisis intervention and
negotiation related subjects.
A prolific writer, he has authored ten profession-specific books on
tactical communication, and several works of fiction. In addition
to Dueling O-Sensei, he has also authored two other martial
arts-related texts, Old School: Essays on Japanese Martial
Traditions Expanded Edition, and Hidden in Plain Sight.
'If there were an 'ordinary martial arts book', this would be its
evil twin. Unflinchingly honest, writing from an unique,
insider-turned-outsider's perspective, Ellis explores aspects of
budo, its philosophies and dilemmas through the lens of aikido, a
modern martial art whose founder is discussed in reverential tones
and wrapped in quasi-religious mystique. Looking at the idea of
budo-as-way-of-life and a path to personal perfection, Ellis
confronts the real-world complexities and contradictions behind
these simplified stereotypes, revealing insights which hold value
for any martial artist or even a non-martial artist with an
interest in the darker aspects of human nature.'
Dave Lowry, author of Persimmon Wind: A Martial Artist’s Journey in
Japan
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