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Everyone seeks some form of appreciation. Strive to offer appreciation whenever possible and you will create a peaceful wake wherever you go.
Everyone seeks some form of appreciation. Strive to offer appreciation whenever possible and you will create a peaceful wake wherever you go.
Aikido is a means of self-correction of Intention through reflection.
A martial artist should not be measured on their ability to hurt or destroy an enemy but how they can change aggression into the art of peace.
Treat others in the way you would like to be treated and a harmony shall exist.
Martial arts should not be a platform for displaying the ego. Methods that do can lead one down a wrong path.
If you study the martial arts with aggression and malice this will eventually bring you to view the world from a fearful place.
The pursuit of powerful aggression within martial arts are the most often sought. This only creates more distance from one another and will never be the answer. Seek the pathless path in your journey and all will become clear in time.
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.
When performing Nikkyo to the wrist, enter and then apply the pressure to the wrist, don’t apply pressure to the wrist first.
The enlightened martial artist sees no enemy but the one within.