{"id":5897,"date":"2014-10-22T16:48:44","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T14:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aikidoromanord.org\/?p=554"},"modified":"2022-12-01T16:11:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T15:11:38","slug":"film-e-libri-per-budoka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pasqualerobustini.com\/en\/film-e-libri-per-budoka\/","title":{"rendered":"Books and movies for budokas"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Abovethelaw\"<\/a>Our martial art is not certainly the most famous one. This is also because it is not widely represented in literature and cinema. Maybe the reason is that it is not honed to overwhelming the others, which is something more spectacular than pacific resolution of conflicts. As a matter of fact, this article will not merely be about Aikido. It will focus on the\u00a0cultural foundations it stems from, by means of two art forms such as literature and cinema.
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\nCertainly, Steven Seagal<\/a>\u00a0has been able to transpose Aikido into action movies using Aikido techniques in combat scenes in a very cinematographically effective way. In his first movie Above the Law (1988) he is an Italian-American cop who practices Aikido (like the actor himself in real life). While Seagal has almost quitted Aikido today, he still holds a 7th dan from Hombu Dojo. This movie is probably the only one where a picture of Morihei Ueshiba is shown in a Hollywood production. The starring character also appears in keikogi and hakama, performing the formal bow before starting an Aikido class.
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