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Treat others in the way you would like to be treated and a harmony shall exist.
Treat others in the way you would like to be treated and a harmony shall exist.
You can own a sword, display a sword or collect to sell swords. But the way of the samurai sword is only revealed to the user.
To defeat an enemy with compassion over aggression will take great understanding. Introduce this as a part of your life’s philosophy.
Uke’s part in trying to hold nage with strength within the technique, teaches spiritual & physical flexibility.
Compassion is a powerful word. In it contains all of what is martial and what is art. Yet without the years in its study one may not come to understand its true meaning.
The use of aggression for the martial artist is to cover up there anger and or fear. This contributes to their miss-understanding to truly know themselves.
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)
With shomen uchi ikkyo don’t meet at the top – the person may perceive this as you defending and change the attack.
To train a life time acquiring skills of self-defence only to seek retribution in the destruction of others becomes a wasted journey; a path of self-destruction.
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.