This small book, Aikido! What is it?, available now in both paperback and ebook formats, is offered as a relatively inexpensive option to the much larger print book entitled Understanding Aikido: Essential Information and Perceptions (2013). It is comprised of the Introduction, Chapter I, Chapter X, and Timeline #4 of the latter, thus providing a helpful introduction to Aikido's foundational characteristics as well as its interorganizational and technical challenges. Furthermore, it provides information about how to find a style and school of Aikido that is suitable to the character of a prospective student. Paperback price is ~$5.79; Kindle ebook price is $3.79. View and order Aikido! What is it?

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