Aikido Au Revoir is the 5th novel of the Aikido Mystery Series with Sensei Parker. He is in France on the Cote d'Azur teaching a pair of aikido seminars. It's tough work, but someone has to do it, right? Why not Parker? He is a master of the art, after all, and although he has his own school back in Orlando Florida, it isn't doing as well as it was before the economy tanked. He is taking a break from his day job with this trip to France. He has had to resort to being a Private Detective to make ends meet, and this is going to be a vacation as well as a teaching job. Or is it? Of course not He's Parker, and where he goes, trouble always follows. First he meets up with some old friends in Cannes and then he's dragged into a mystery looking for a stolen kakemono from the dojo where he is teaching. Why would someone steal a little scroll with 'aikido' written on it? It doesn't make sense. Parker does his best, but he doesn't speak French and has to rely on the goodwill of several new friends as he goes about the troublesome business of finding the missing scroll. Battles with mysterious thugs covered in tattoos, angry French women, beautiful French women, seductive French women, they all try to get in Parker's way as he uncovers a crime that goes back decades and uncovers a precious secret worth hundreds of millions. This is the best Parker Mystery yet.

Parker tries to help an old family friend and is caught up in a deadly mix of terror and kidnapping. Opie Taylor returns to help Parker and brings along a new friend, a young, Puerto Rican, mixed martial art master named Gabriel Condore. Along with the old friend, Parker, Taylor and Gabe battle a suspected drug cartel from Miami trying to free the beautiful kidnap victim. All this takes place in the teeth of an on-rushing hurricane that is determined to rip Florida from the map.

In this fourth novel in The Aikido Mystery Series Parker uncovers a web of intrigue, illicit sex and murder. We meet Parker's old Aikido Sensei, a man of charm, humor and gusto. But a man who has also quit teaching Aikido. In a bid to rediscover himself and spend the rest of his life living in grace and simplicity he has moved to a small town in Maine. But hey, he's old, not dead, and he's found a special woman he is very interested in getting to know, well. Before Parker gets the chance to meet her, mystery and murder changes his life forever and it is up to Parker to solve the crime.

The Aikido-Ka is the second book in The Aikido Mystery Series featuring Aikido Sensei Parker, a sometimes private investigator. Parker's old friend Derek Gunner comes to Parker with a request to find the long lost son of his former army Captain, who is dying. Barely escaping that meeting with his life Parker figures his job is done, only to find that instead of going back home and teaching Aikido he now has to head to the Chicago suburbs and get the young man out of big time trouble. He's in Jail for murder and the F.B.I. is screaming for the locals to release him to their custody as well. Parker does what he needs to and finds a way to save him. In the process he finds a stunning woman lawyer that sweeps Parker away like a good koshi-nage hip throw.

In The Aikido Caper Sensei Parker faces a mysterious challenge when someone decides that the classic movie, Above the Fray will not be re-made. He is hired to protect the star and his wife, known collectively as Thadenzuela - Thad Deep and Valenzuela are Hollywood stars of a great magnitude and won't allow their bodyguard to wear a gun. In comes Parker, an aikido master and head of a school that is falling on hard times. He needs a job and they have one for him. Protect them. Parker saves them from a kidnapping attempt, roadkill and air kisses, but quits in the face of shotguns and multiple attackers, "It's time to call in reinforcements," he says. Eventually they realize that the only person who can make the action scenes in Above the Fray look real is Parker and he is brought back as the martial art choreographer. Just in time.

On Mastering Aikido takes the reader on a journey through the world of the martial art known as Aikido and the teachings of Daniel Linden Sensei. Written for advanced students of the art those who are already conversant with the fundamental teachings Linden Sensei crosses the line often between teaching and entertaining with humorous, touching stories of years of training in the world's most difficult martial way.

On Mastering Aikido consists of nine dialogs, an Introduction and Afterward. The dialogs are each devoted to one of the main principles of Aikido knowledge, what Linden Sensei refers to as the Eight Pillars of Aikido Wisdom. We discover a ninth in the Afterward, but as Linden says "It is almost impossible to attain." These dialogs are pleasant to read and clearly explain each of the principles in conversation between teacher and student and sometimes teacher to teacher. Interspersed are stories and anecdotes that bridge the gaps between times, attitudes and enlightenment.

On Mastering Aikido applies as well to the study of Aikido as it does to yoga, karate, judo, basketball, tennis, tango or any activity that uses the human body as a tool. The book's focus is on physical mastership and the rules which Linden Sensei lays down can be applied to any human endeavor. It was written to be read as a continuous effort, but each chapter can stand alone or it can be selected for specific interest. The overall effect is almost that of a novel as the reader is swept up in Shoshin Aikido Dojo while students are engaged in training, relaxing and work around the school. European journeys become travelogues as the dialog unfolds. The book is engaging, enjoyable, enlightening and humorous. In an age when most Martial Art books read like math textbooks, it is a rare find.

In this Second Edition, Mr. Linden offers more insights and a renewed and refreshed viewpoint.

This is the second book in the Mastership Series by Aikido Master Daniel Linden. Mr Linden continues his enigmatic and powerful instruction with an allegorical tale of test and triumph in the high Himalayan mountains in Nepal. The Journey we all take from birth to death can be exciting, powerful, enriching and engaging or it can be one of quiet desperation. The choice is yours. Journey is a tale of one young man's attempt to engage that kind of life and his teacher's attempts to show him the way. Mr Linden has shown a sense of humor, self-deprecation, and humility almost unique in the world of martial art masters and Aikido teachers especially. His worldly views and occasional lapses make this one of the most enriching and wonderful stories of martial arts and personal triumph ever written. Journey - On Mastering Ukemi will have you grabbing your passports, calling for reservations, announcing your itinerary on Facebook, and bolting out the door. What a great story Daniel Linden is one of the most iconic and enigmatic Aikido masters in the world. On Mastering Aikido, his first work about Aikido, introduced many new insights to Western readers. His newest novel, The Last Viking, is a multigenerational, melting-pot American story of unique and immense proportions. In Journey, Mr. Linden once again brings his profound teaching skills to the area of mastership. This time he takes on ukemi, the mysterious unheralded side of Aikido, the world's most difficult martial art. This is a story of willpower, skill, and endurance with the most energetic and entertaining young travelers you will ever meet. Journey - On Mastering Ukemi is an allegorical tale that is meant for those individuals who have already learned the basics of ukemi - attack and the relentless heart. Yet beginners will find it fascinating as well, because Linden Sensei brings all his storytelling skills to bear upon this amazing journey. Seasoned travelers (and those who wish to be) will find this story a riveting page-turner. This is a tale that begins with a punch in the nose and ends in a pitched battle high in the Himalaya on the backbone of the Earth. A great read for everyone.

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