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Your brain doesn’t always understand what your eyes see. Training is the only option to unlock the many facets to the martial arts.
Your brain doesn’t always understand what your eyes see. Training is the only option to unlock the many facets to the martial arts.
It takes greater courage to lead by truth than to lead with fear and deception.
With shomen uchi ikkyo don’t meet at the top – the person may perceive this as you defending and change the attack.
To win over an enemy with love is a far greater reward than to conquer the enemy with hate.
Aikido is a means of self-correction of Intention through reflection.
To show compassion is one of the highest values. Strive within your martial art to make this your priority.
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)
To care for others is the real martial art. To not care shows a disregard for yourself and the universe.
The study of one’s posture within Aikido is as much spiritual as it is physical.