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To view one as an enemy is to see ourselves without having any wrong.
To view one as an enemy is to see ourselves without having any wrong.
While performing the shomen uchi Ikkyo technique you must enter in first then raise your arms, not raise your arms then enter in.
To win over an enemy with love is a far greater reward than to conquer the enemy with hate.
If you study the martial arts with aggression and malice this will eventually bring you to view the world from a fearful place.
Treat others in the way you would like to be treated and a harmony shall exist.
Why do we study a lifetime of fighting within the martial arts? To seek a peaceful path to enlightenment.
Martial arts should not be a platform for displaying the ego. Methods that do can lead one down a wrong path.
The study of one’s posture within Aikido is as much spiritual as it is physical.
To defeat an enemy with compassion over aggression will take great understanding. Introduce this as a part of your life’s philosophy.