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If you study the martial arts with aggression and malice this will eventually bring you to view the world from a fearful place.
If you study the martial arts with aggression and malice this will eventually bring you to view the world from a fearful place.
The true martial artist has a caring spirit that sees all as one.
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.
We are all of this earth, do not fight or lay greed. The earth is plentiful if we can all learn to share it.
The ultimate goal of Aikido attained is seeing yourself and the world through eyes that are non-confrontational.
Learning to receive holds like nikkyo, sankyo, kotegashi etc. Is the study of extending ki out of an arm that is constantly flexible.
Respect should always be offered to the opponent first. Often this can lead an attitude of dis-harmony into a peaceful resolution.
To hate or to not hate an enemy! It starts within your mind! Train to see all from the same perspective.
All techniques must blend with your partner. If felt by their physical they will be resisted by their physical.