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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.
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.
To win over an enemy with love is a far greater reward than to conquer the enemy with hate.
There really are no throws in Aikido only the art of leading your partners ki with your ki in a unified direction. Anything other than this opposes harmony and will inevitably be a throw.
With shomen uchi ikkyo don’t meet at the top – the person may perceive this as you defending and change the attack.
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.
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.
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 true martial artist has a caring spirit that sees all as one.
Why is there so much energy given to the art of war? The art of peace requires so little!
There are constant messages guiding our paths through life. To hear we must stop our busy lives a moment and listen.