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The true martial artist has a caring spirit that sees all as one.
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.
A martial artist should not be measured on their ability to hurt or destroy an enemy but how they can change aggression into the art of peace.
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.
With shomen uchi ikkyo don’t meet at the top – the person may perceive this as you defending and change the attack.
Without some form of understanding of “ki”, the brain will always interpret technique from a physical perspective.
In ikkyo the hand on the elbow must travel in the same direction as the hand on the wrist.
To defeat an enemy with compassion over aggression will take great understanding. Introduce this as a part of your life’s philosophy.
To seek the path of ego within the martial arts will seed jealousy and corruption.