With shomen uchi ikkyo don’t meet at the top – the person may perceive this as you defending and change the attack.
To hate is to know love. Strive to love over hate, if we are all to survive.
To view one as an enemy is to see ourselves without having any wrong.
Respect should always be offered to the opponent first. Often this can lead an attitude of dis-harmony into a peaceful resolution.
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.
The true martial artist has a caring spirit that sees all as one.
We are all of this earth, do not fight or lay greed. The earth is plentiful if we can all learn to share it.
Learning to be soft when intimidated is the key to progress. If the ego will not yield to the attackers physical aggression a conflict of the physical to co-exist takes place. This restricts the true concepts of Aikido to be realised.
Martial arts are not studied to enhance aggression, but to train the spirit to reveal flaws for ones own self correction.
There are constant messages guiding our paths through life. To hear we must stop our busy lives a moment and listen.
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