The Link Between Aikido & Rugby: The Next Generation of Physical Theory Book by Tatsuru Uchida & Tsuyoshi Hirao (Preowned)

Aikido master Tatsuru Uchida and former Japan rugby national team player Tsuyoshi Hirao engage in an in-depth and dynamic conversation. Despite their vastly different sports backgrounds, they explore various topics and find common ground in the theme of "body communication."

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Body and Communication

• Rugby education to rule the seven seas
• Ichiro's backhand catch and scanning ability
• The meaning behind booing at Yanagisawa, and more

Chapter 2: The Body and Mentors

• How accomplished mentors can distort athletes
• Not giving instructions but creating confusion
• Achieving peak performance through carefree play, and more

Chapter 3: The Body and Sensitivity

• Deciding to retire after seeing double
• Playing on despite a broken arm—what it means
• Pain control as rebellion against human survival instincts, and more

About the Authors

Tatsuru Uchida: Born in 1950, Tokyo. A professor at Kobe College, specializing in French philosophy. Graduate of the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Literature, French Literature Department.

Tsuyoshi Hirao: Born in 1975, Osaka. Former member of the Kobe Steel Rugby Team until 2006 and a former Japanese national team player. Retired in March 2007. Currently, he coaches at the SCIX Rugby Club while pursuing graduate studies in education at Kobe Shinwa Women’s University.

Language: Japanese

Length: 96 pages

Publication date: 2007