André Cognard: Living Without Enemy
The Budo Classics #1
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In this philosophical essay steeped in body practice, Aikido teacher André Cognard discusses Eastern traditional martial arts by exploring his own history, perceptions and emotions. Cognard dwells in particular on the areas concerning the relationship with others and the conflicts that inevitably arise with them. In a direct and effective way, the author does not present us with “the object of a sudden revelation, but rather the fruit of a slow evolutionary process due to a laborious, humble practice, studded with failed attempts and repeated with a doggedness that sometimes defies reason”.
André Cognard tells us that “Living Without Enemy” is possible and that the way to reach such a state through martial arts is through the awareness that they have evolved and continue to do so.
André Cognard analyses conflict, present and past violence, the inner enemy, bodily identity, friends, enemies, and hatred. Explaining the pivotal words in martial arts, he offers us a decalogue for learning to serve and be free, to respect, acknowledge, accept, thank and love.
The author explains how essential is the concept of transforming energies within oneself: anger, anxiety, and fear can indeed be fully mastered and lead to new and potentially enriching circumstances. It is therefore necessary to know how to work on oneself: this book effectively shows how to manage our fears of the unknown. Because our first enemy is within ourselves!
Calligraphy by Ougai Kofude and Yoko Watase
Table of Contents
Author’s Preface to the English Edition
Introduction
Martial Arts – A Necessary Evolution
Martial Arts – An Intercultural Philosophy
Martial Arts, Ethics and Society
Nothing Is Closer to Evil than Good
Martial Arts and Ideology: Violence in the Present and in the Past
The Price of Non-violence
What Is the Purpose of War?
The Enemy Within
Identity and Meaning
Void and Identity: The Centre?
The Bodily Identity
Friends and Foes
Adversary and Adversity
The Adversary Status
About Hatred
The Keywords of Martial Arts
Serve
To Serve Is to Be Free
The Different Ways of Serving
Duty
Respect
Salutations
Place
Posture
Speech
Acknowledge
Student Acknowledgement
Acknowledgement by Integration Into the Students’ Group
Acknowledging One’s Way
Acknowledging One’s Master 71
Acknowledging the Disciple
Acknowledging One’s Own Change
Thus, What is Change?
Imitate
Repetition
Accept
Accepting a Ritual
Accepting a Discipline
Accepting Change
Accepting Consciousness
Thank
Meditation
Love
Neither Pride nor Cowardice
Practise
Endure
A Perpetual Change
The Power of Imitation
The Place of Women in Martial Arts
Bodily Practice for an Ethical Unconsciousness
Yin, Uke, Woman and Yang, Shite, Man
New Ideas to Be Found
Practising with a Woman, Practising with a Teacher
Yin Yang, Teacher and Disciple
About the Sex of the Universe
Conclusion
Biographical Notes
The Artists
Kofude Ougai
YokoWatase
Walther Sauermann
A Few Martial Arts Terms
Acknowledgements
Product details
ASIN: B09Y5VWHMX
Publisher: The Ran Network (21 April 2022)
Language: English
Paperback: 150 pages
ISBN-13: 979-8804464012
Dimensions: 15.24 x 0.86 x 22.86 cm
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