The Hermeticist

Paolo Nicola Corallini, Iwama Ryu 7th Dan, Aikikai 7th Dan, is the Technical Director of the Takemusu Aikido Association Italy. From Iwama and the meeting with Morihiro Saito sensei to the complex interweaving between the different pedagogies present in Aikido, from the memories of the man Morihiro Saito to the future of Aikido, in the course of this conversation, Paolo Corallini offers his learned and refined approach to the sense of what exists below the visible level of Aikido. Book Contents: The Beginning of the Journey. Arriving in Iwama. The Man Behind the Teacher. What Is Takemusu Aikidō? A New Founder? Morihiro Saitō and Spirituality. Aiki-Dancers and Aiki-Bricks. Expressive Freedom in Aikidō. Harmony in Aikidō and its Edulcorated Versions. The Future of Aikidō. Tips for Beginners. Supplement - Paolo Corallini’s Traditional Aikidō dōjō.