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Aikido is a means of self-correction of Intention through reflection.
Aikido is a means of self-correction of Intention through reflection.
The true martial artist has a caring spirit that sees all as one.
Compassion is a powerful word. In it contains all of what is martial and what is art. Yet without the years in its study one may not come to understand its true meaning.
Why do we bear arms at the slightest miscommunication? Our relationship with our ego craves always to be right.
Why is there so much energy given to the art of war? The art of peace requires so little!
If you study the martial arts with aggression and malice this will eventually bring you to view the world from a fearful place.
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.
It is not aggression from the martial artist that you should fear! It’s the calm from the lack of aggression you should fear the most.
Respect should always be offered to the opponent first. Often this can lead an attitude of dis-harmony into a peaceful resolution.