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The enlightened martial artist sees no enemy but the one within.
The enlightened martial artist sees no enemy but the one within.
Don’t be attracted only to powerful techniques within a martial art you do see, but more in the peaceful path of what you don’t see.
Why do we bear arms at the slightest miscommunication? Our relationship with our ego craves always to be right.
With shomen uchi ikkyo don’t meet at the top – the person may perceive this as you defending and change the attack.
If you study the martial arts with aggression and malice this will eventually bring you to view the world from a fearful place.
It’s less important how strong others see you. And far more important in the strength you see in yourself.
To have no compassion in your martial art, shows a cover up of our most natural instinct; “fear”.
Martial arts are not studied to enhance aggression, but to train the spirit to reveal flaws for ones own self correction.
When performing Nikkyo to the wrist, enter and then apply the pressure to the wrist, don’t apply pressure to the wrist first.
Love never destroys; hate in itself bears the scars of countless battles.