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To have no compassion in your martial art, shows a cover up of our most natural instinct; “fear”.
To have no compassion in your martial art, shows a cover up of our most natural instinct; “fear”.
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 care for others is the real martial art. To not care shows a disregard for yourself and the universe.
Without some form of understanding of “ki”, the brain will always interpret technique from a physical perspective.
Learning to receive holds like nikkyo, sankyo, kotegashi etc. Is the study of extending ki out of an arm that is constantly flexible.
To hate is to know love. Strive to love over hate, if we are all to survive.
With shomen uchi ikkyo don’t meet at the top – the person may perceive this as you defending and change the attack.
All techniques must blend with your partner. If felt by their physical they will be resisted by their physical.
The ultimate goal of Aikido attained is seeing yourself and the world through eyes that are non-confrontational.
Martial arts are not studied to enhance aggression, but to train the spirit to reveal flaws for ones own self correction.