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Martial Arts should not focus entirely on the destruction of an enemy but in ways it can strive to embrace the enemy.
Martial Arts should not focus entirely on the destruction of an enemy but in ways it can strive to embrace the enemy.
With shomen uchi ikkyo don’t meet at the top – the person may perceive this as you defending and change the attack.
In ikkyo the hand on the elbow must travel in the same direction as the hand on the wrist.
All techniques must blend with your partner. If felt by their physical they will be resisted by their physical.
Your brain doesn’t always understand what your eyes see. Training is the only option to unlock the many facets to the martial arts.
There are constant messages guiding our paths through life. To hear we must stop our busy lives a moment and listen.
The use of aggression for the martial artist is to cover up there anger and or fear. This contributes to their miss-understanding to truly know themselves.
If you study the martial arts with aggression and malice this will eventually bring you to view the world from a fearful place.
Why do we study a lifetime of fighting within the martial arts? To seek a peaceful path to enlightenment.
You can own a sword, display a sword or collect to sell swords. But the way of the samurai sword is only revealed to the user.