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While performing the shomen uchi Ikkyo technique you must enter in first then raise your arms, not raise your arms then enter in.
While performing the shomen uchi Ikkyo technique you must enter in first then raise your arms, not raise your arms then enter in.
Martial arts should not be a platform for displaying the ego. Methods that do can lead one down a wrong path.
There are constant messages guiding our paths through life. To hear we must stop our busy lives a moment and listen.
It’s less important how strong others see you. And far more important in the strength you see in yourself.
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.
Aikido is a means of self-correction of Intention through reflection.
Everyone seeks some form of appreciation. Strive to offer appreciation whenever possible and you will create a peaceful wake wherever you go.
Do not view martial arts as mere self-defence! You could miss out on so much more they offer.
To train a life time acquiring skills of self-defence only to seek retribution in the destruction of others becomes a wasted journey; a path of self-destruction.