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Why do we study a lifetime of fighting within the martial arts? To seek a peaceful path to enlightenment.
Why do we study a lifetime of fighting within the martial arts? To seek a peaceful path to enlightenment.
Be more attracted to the less aggressive side within the martial arts, control without destruction is the key.
Love never destroys; hate in itself bears the scars of countless battles.
As there are opposites such as, positive and negative, yin and yang, war and peace. We should always strive to seek the art of peace.
After a life time study in martial arts you may come to the realization that fighting or not fighting, is really the same.
To hate is to know love. Strive to love over hate, if we are all to survive.
The study of being held strong reinforces & teaches Koichi Tohei’s 4 principles of Aikido. Relax completely (Physical) Keep one point (Spiritual) keep weight underside (Physical) Extend ki (Spiritual)
Respect should always be offered to the opponent first. Often this can lead an attitude of dis-harmony into a peaceful resolution.
There really are no throws in Aikido only the art of leading your partners ki with your ki in a unified direction. Anything other than this opposes harmony and will inevitably be a throw.
Why is there so much energy given to the art of war? The art of peace requires so little!