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Martial arts should not be a platform for displaying the ego. Methods that do can lead one down a wrong path.
Martial arts should not be a platform for displaying the ego. Methods that do can lead one down a wrong path.
It’s less important how strong others see you. And far more important in the strength you see in yourself.
It takes greater courage to lead by truth than to lead with fear and deception.
Aikido is a means of self-correction of Intention through reflection.
Why do we study a lifetime of fighting within the martial arts? To seek a peaceful path to enlightenment.
To seek the path of ego within the martial arts will seed jealousy and corruption.
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.
Martial Arts should not focus entirely on the destruction of an enemy but in ways it can strive to embrace the enemy.
All techniques must blend with your partner. If felt by their physical they will be resisted by their physical.