Here you find some of the titles presently on our list, with links to the Swedish web pages presenting them further and giving excerpts from them. Below, the presentations are brief - but in English. We would love to get your comment on what you see here - well, a cheerful greeting is fine too.

Tao te ching

The source of Taoism

Tao te ching is a classic, written no later than the third century before our time. Its author is said to be Lao Tzu, a wise old man who was a high official at the emperor's court in China, but left when he got tired of it all - riding on a water buffalo. The book consisting of 81 verses about cosmos, life and everything, has been a classic for more than 200 years, still read with just as much excitement by hundreds of millions, all over the world. This interpretation is of the classic is made by Stefan Stenudd, and it includes archaelogical findings from the 1970's, giving much more certainty about the original text. Stenudd has also included substantial commentaries and explanations.

• Tao te ching in Swedish

Book of Five Rings

by Miyamoto Musashi

In the very dynamic and significant early 17th century Japan, the most prominent of all Samurai was to emerge - Miyamoto Musashi, who fought over sixty duels and never was defeated. He was as unconventional as he was powerful, so until this day many Japanese despise him - which is not that risky, considering the man has been dead for quite some time - but always respect his ability and sophisticated strategy, the latter of which is presented in Book of Five Rings. This book he wrote in only a few days, shortly before his death, but it has remained a most important work ever since. He describes in both philosophical and very practical concepts his Ni Ten or Ni To Ryu, School of Two Heavens or Two Swords, and one needs not be a samurai to learn from his words. This is the first Swedish interpretation of the classic, made by Aikido and Iaido teacher Stefan Stenudd, with a quarter of a century in the Martial arts.

• Book of Five Rings in Swedish

Aikido, the peaceful Martial art

by Stefan Stenudd

Although a Martial art, aikido is indeed peaceful - no attack techniques, no force or resistance, just a gentle meeting and leading of the attacker into moves where nobody gets hurt... much like dancing. Aikido was developed in the first half of this century, by Morihei Ueshiba, who had equal interests in classical Martial arts and in the religious philosophy of the Oomoto-kyo. His art has become a most fascinating way for Japanese and westerners alike. This book, written by Stefan Stenudd, Chairman of Swedish Aikido, does not at all instruct in the techniques of aikido, but presents its philosophy, history and theoretical concepts - what lies, one might say, behind it all.

• Aikido, the peaceful Martial art in Swedish

Aikido manual

by Stefan Stenudd

Here's a handy little book for aikido students. 40 pages of basic information - names of techniques, rules for grading - Aikikai style - some short encyclopedical material, list of dojo in Sweden, an aikido glossary, etcetera. There's a lot of information packed into these few pages. The book is intended to be - and in several dojo used as - a practical little manual for the aikido students, where they find the help in the beginning to learn the terminology and all other basic facts - easy to bring in the bag together with the keikogi, training gear, and such - thereby always at hand, so that the title and the cover picture make sense.

• Aikido manual in Swedish

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