Teja Bell

Teja Bell, 6th dan, began practicing Aikido in 1971 and has been studying with Robert Nadeau since 1979. He has also practiced with many of Morihei Ueshiba Osensei’s first generation teachers, including Francis Takahashi, Morihiro Saito, Akira Tohei, Kazuo Chiba, Hiroshi Ikeda, Terry Dobson, Mitsugi Saotome, and Mitsunari Kanai Sensei. An ordained Rinzai lineage Zen Master/Priest and lineage dharma teacher, Roshi Fudo Myoo Teja Bell is the 84th ancestor of this Zen tradition.

Books By Teja Bell

Aikido: The Art of Transformation
Aikido: The Art of Transformation
By Teja Bell, Laurin Herr, Richard Moon, Bob Noha, Susan Spence, Elaine Yoder
$24.99
Firsthand accounts of the life, practice, and teachings of pioneering Aikido master Robert Nadeau, direct disciple of Aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba

A widely influential figure in the development of Aikido in America, Robert Nadeau is one of the few American direct disciples of Aikido’s founder Morihei Ueshiba Osensei. This book, written by his students, explains Nadeau’s unique teaching, his core concepts, and basic practices centered on energy refinement, direct experience, and inner transformation.