Back in the early 1970s, soon after the kung-fu craze began to sweep the world, led by Bruce Lee’s movies, I borrowed a book from Winchester library called Aikido – And The Dynamic Sphere, written by A. Westbrook and O. Ratti. It’s an excellent, comprehensive book on the art and philosophy of Aikido. Recently I … Continue reading A Tale of Two Strategies: The Brutality of Power vs. the Compassion of Aikido