{"product_id":"9780939165643","title":"Gus Learns to Fly: Self-Defense Is Self-Discovery","description":"\u003cp\u003eGus is a 7-year-old boy taking an Aikido class with other kids. He is mad because a boy at his new school is bullying him and he's not sure what to do. He tells his friend, Zoe, who is in Aikido class with Gus, and she shares how she dealt with a bully using Aikido.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGus also talks to his Aikido teacher, Kimberly \u003ci\u003eSensei\u003c\/i\u003e and seeks her advice. Kimberly \u003ci\u003e Sensei\u003c\/i\u003e tells Gus about the Japanese samurai who started Aikido; his name was \u003ci\u003e O Sensei\u003c\/i\u003e. When \u003ci\u003e O Sensei \u003c\/i\u003e was a kid, he was little and sick. Once his dad got beat up by robbers. After that, his dad made him study lots of different martial arts so that he would grow up to be strong and courageous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eO Sensei\u003c\/i\u003e would always pretend to be a dragon. When he got really good he could defeat all his attackers. But he could do something else even better, he could win without ever fighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith photographs and simple text, the authors explain Aikido, its philosophy, and some of the specific moves for self-defense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn time, Gus builds up his self-confidence and his Aikido abilities. One day when the school bully confronts Gus after school, and pushes him, Gus pretends he is a dragon, moves into an Aikido stance and easily deflects the bully's aggression.\u003cbr\u003eThe story ends with Gus saying, \"But the most important thing is that I am not afraid when I go to school. We have Japanese words on the wall of the dojo that say, \u003ci\u003eAmatsu gatsu agatsu\u003c\/i\u003e. That means “True Victory is Victory over Oneself.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow I know what that means.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook includes Author's note to parents about Aikido, and a glossary of words and terms used in Aikido.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NewSage Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016605122800,"sku":"9780939165643","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780939165643_p0.jpg?v=1763857212","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780939165643","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}