Have patience while walking the path of Aikido there really is no final destination. Study sincerely in the moment for today is what matters. Tomorrow will come all too soon. Reflect in the journey this is the ultimate goal.
Look for a Sensei that can inspire you to search beyond technique. The longer you study the martial arts, clearer will be your understanding within the applied techniques.
Within the martial arts, while competition in the form of sport exists, the art of Budo, a way of love may never be truly understood.
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.
There are constant messages guiding our paths through life. To hear we must stop our busy lives a moment and listen.
If you study the martial arts with aggression and malice this will eventually bring you to view the world from a fearful place.
Learning to be soft when intimidated is the key to progress. If the ego will not yield to the attackers physical aggression a conflict of the physical to co-exist takes place. This restricts the true concepts of Aikido to be realised.
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.
To show compassion is one of the highest values. Strive within your martial art to make this your priority.
Martial arts should not be a platform for displaying the ego. Methods that do can lead one down a wrong path.
