To seek the path of ego within the martial arts will seed jealousy and corruption.
To hate is to know love. Strive to love over hate, if we are all to survive.
With shomen uchi ikkyo don’t meet at the top – the person may perceive this as you defending and change the attack.
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.
To view one as an enemy is to see ourselves without having any wrong.
Learning to receive holds like nikkyo, sankyo, kotegashi etc. Is the study of extending ki out of an arm that is constantly flexible.
Why do we study a lifetime of fighting within the martial arts? To seek a peaceful path to enlightenment.
Aikido is a means of self-correction of Intention through reflection.
Respect should always be offered to the opponent first. Often this can lead an attitude of dis-harmony into a peaceful resolution.
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.
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