Twelve Winds

by Karl, E. Geis

Draws on some parallels between East and West so that the reader may love and live through Aikido as Geis has. Use this book in your quest for knowledge and through you the strength of Aikido will be always available.

164 pages, Paperback

First published August 17, 2005

Reviews

[Ahdom · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a pretty good philosophy book from a martial arts master. There is plenty of great advice in this book and helpful wisdom to apply to your martial arts journey, as well as your life. I have been reading plenty of books on the subject of the martial arts and this one was unique in that it was simply a book about this man's wisdom gained through life experience. I appreciated that about this book and what the author set out to do. I was also delighted to read that Master Geis was from Oklahoma, my home state.

[Skylar · Rating 5 out of 5]

With the mindset of a martial artist, this book gave me a much deeper understanding of my art.

[Jerry · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked the writing style, but I read this book under the presupposition that it was supposed to be about aikido and judo, or at least about the martial arts in general. In fact, I found almost no mention of either aikido or judo in the book. It was more about the author's opinions on abstract concepts like trust and how to be a man in today's world, etc etc - none of which was particularly useful to me as a MA student.
If you're looking for the late Karl Geis Sensei's general philosophies on life, this is the book for you. It will tell you all you ever wanted to know about what he thought of most anything outside of the dojo.