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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.
Have patience while walking the path of Aikido there really is no final destination. Study sincerely in the moment for today is what matters. Tomorrow will come all too soon. Reflect in the journey this is the ultimate goal.
The study of one’s posture within Aikido is as much spiritual as it is physical.
To hate or to not hate an enemy! It starts within your mind! Train to see all from the same perspective.
Those who only seek destruction within the martial arts are disconnected to themselves and all fragile life.
To have no compassion in your martial art, shows a cover up of our most natural instinct; “fear”.
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.
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.
Martial arts are not studied to enhance aggression, but to train the spirit to reveal flaws for ones own self correction.