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.
Why do we study a lifetime of fighting within the martial arts? To seek a peaceful path to enlightenment.
When performing Nikkyo to the wrist, enter and then apply the pressure to the wrist, don’t apply pressure to the wrist first.
In ikkyo the hand on the elbow must travel in the same direction as the hand on the wrist.
There are constant messages guiding our paths through life. To hear we must stop our busy lives a moment and listen.
Those who only seek destruction within the martial arts are disconnected to themselves and all fragile life.
It’s less important how strong others see you. And far more important in the strength you see in yourself.
The study of one’s posture within Aikido is as much spiritual as it is physical.
