{"title":"Aikido Today Magazine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0506\/2521\/files\/AikidoTodayMagazine_480x480.png?v=1697307344\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0506\/2521\/files\/AikidoTodayMagazine_480x480.png?v=1697307344\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAikido Today Magazine was a publisher of a bi-monthly magazine from 1987-2005. Husband and wife Susan Perry \u0026amp; Ron Rubin produced 100 issues of the magazine along with a number of books and DVDs all on the art of Aikido.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead an interview with Susan Perry \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/budovideos.com\/blogs\/budo-blog\/5-questions-with-susan-perry-of-aikido-today-magazine\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"aikido-today-magazine-complete-collection-cd","title":"Aikido Today Magazine Complete Collection DVD (#1-100)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eYes, for the price we used to charge for a 1 year subscription to Aikido Today Magazine, you can have 20 year's worth - all 100 issues - of Aikido Today Magazine; the journal of the art of Aikido from 1986-2005. All files are in PDF format so they are readable by all computers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Aikido Today Magazine was a forum where Aikido students and teachers wrote in their thoughts. Many were the controversies about the nature of Aikido and how it should be practiced. Many articles from the beginner point of view as well as articles and interviews with seasoned teachers. ATM enjoyed correspondents from all over the world. 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In offering his answer, Saotome Sensei urges us to go beyond practice of basic technical form to a higher level, which he calls Oyo Henka - a level at which we are so calm, relaxed, self-assured, and noncompetitive that we adapt to our partners' \"feedback\" and spontaneously bring conflict to a harmonious resolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to almost an hour of lectures and demonstrations, this video contains rare historical footage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1b0drzu\" data-start=\"3048\" data-end=\"3094\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3052\" data-end=\"3094\"\u003eAbout the Instructor – Mitsugi Saotome\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3096\" data-end=\"3436\"\u003eMitsugi Saotome is one of the most influential Aikido teachers in the world and a direct disciple of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMorihei Ueshiba\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, the founder of Aikido. 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