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Treat others in the way you would like to be treated and a harmony shall exist.
Treat others in the way you would like to be treated and a harmony shall exist.
As there are opposites such as, positive and negative, yin and yang, war and peace. We should always strive to seek the art of peace.
There really are no throws in Aikido only the art of leading your partners ki with your ki in a unified direction. Anything other than this opposes harmony and will inevitably be a throw.
Do not view martial arts as mere self-defence! You could miss out on so much more they offer.
Martial Arts should not focus entirely on the destruction of an enemy but in ways it can strive to embrace the enemy.
When performing Nikkyo to the wrist, enter and then apply the pressure to the wrist, don’t apply pressure to the wrist first.
The ultimate goal of Aikido attained is seeing yourself and the world through eyes that are non-confrontational.
The enlightened martial artist sees no enemy but the one within.
Those who only seek destruction within the martial arts are disconnected to themselves and all fragile life.
Why do we bear arms at the slightest miscommunication? Our relationship with our ego craves always to be right.