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With shomen uchi ikkyo don’t meet at the top – the person may perceive this as you defending and change the attack.
With shomen uchi ikkyo don’t meet at the top – the person may perceive this as you defending and change the attack.
To show compassion is one of the highest values. Strive within your martial art to make this your priority.
Love never destroys; hate in itself bears the scars of countless battles.
It is not aggression from the martial artist that you should fear! It’s the calm from the lack of aggression you should fear the most.
Respect should always be offered to the opponent first. Often this can lead an attitude of dis-harmony into a peaceful resolution.
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 be a platform for displaying the ego. Methods that do can lead one down a wrong path.
The study of being held strong reinforces & teaches Koichi Tohei’s 4 principles of Aikido. Relax completely (Physical) Keep one point (Spiritual) keep weight underside (Physical) Extend ki (Spiritual)