Aikido Heart and Sword

From the back cover of the book: The author, Andre Nocquet, is a teacher of judo (4th dan) and aikido (8th dan) in France. Nocquet became a direct student of Ueshiba Morihei, founder of Aikido, in 1955 when he began a three-year apprenticeship at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo. One of the earliest foreign students to study directly under Master Ueshiba, Nocquet took copius notes based on his experiences and observations while in Japan. He is recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the theory and practice of the art.