philosophy6
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.
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.
Learning to receive holds like nikkyo, sankyo, kotegashi etc. Is the study of extending ki out of an arm that is constantly flexible.
The study of being held strong reinforces & teaches Koichi Tohei’s 4 principles of Aikido. Relax completely (Physical) Keep one point (Spiritual) keep weight underside (Physical) Extend ki (Spiritual)
You can own a sword, display a sword or collect to sell swords. But the way of the samurai sword is only revealed to the user.
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.
Your brain doesn’t always understand what your eyes see. Training is the only option to unlock the many facets to the martial arts.
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.
With shomen uchi ikkyo don’t meet at the top – the person may perceive this as you defending and change the attack.
The pursuit of powerful aggression within martial arts are the most often sought. This only creates more distance from one another and will never be the answer. Seek the pathless path in your journey and all will become clear in time.
Without some form of understanding of “ki”, the brain will always interpret technique from a physical perspective.