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After a life time study in martial arts you may come to the realization that fighting or not fighting, is really the same.
After a life time study in martial arts you may come to the realization that fighting or not fighting, is really the same.
Learning to receive holds like nikkyo, sankyo, kotegashi etc. Is the study of extending ki out of an arm that is constantly flexible.
The true martial artist has a caring spirit that sees all as one.
To win over an enemy with love is a far greater reward than to conquer the enemy with hate.
Have patience while walking the path of Aikido there really is no final destination. Study sincerely in the moment for today is what matters. Tomorrow will come all too soon. Reflect in the journey this is the ultimate goal.
Your brain doesn’t always understand what your eyes see. Training is the only option to unlock the many facets to the martial arts.
With shomen uchi ikkyo don’t meet at the top – the person may perceive this as you defending and change the attack.
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.
To view one as an enemy is to see ourselves without having any wrong.
The ultimate goal of Aikido attained is seeing yourself and the world through eyes that are non-confrontational.