Kisshômaru Ueshiba is the son of Aikidô founder Morihei Ueshiba and his successor as head of the Aikikai Honbu Dôjô in Tôkyô.
In this classic of Aikidô literature, he describes the basic educational and spiritual aspects of this modern form of self-defence. The basic principles of the techniques are dealt with as well as questions of daily practice, influences of swordsmanship, history, goals and inner values of Aikidô.