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Do not view martial arts as mere self-defence! You could miss out on so much more they offer.
Do not view martial arts as mere self-defence! You could miss out on so much more they offer.
The enlightened martial artist sees no enemy but the one within.
Look for a Sensei that can inspire you to search beyond technique. The longer you study the martial arts, clearer will be your understanding within the applied techniques.
Without some form of understanding of “ki”, the brain will always interpret technique from a physical perspective.
Martial arts should not be a platform for displaying the ego. Methods that do can lead one down a wrong path.
If you study the martial arts with aggression and malice this will eventually bring you to view the world from a fearful place.
The true martial artist has a caring spirit that sees all as one.
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.
In ikkyo the hand on the elbow must travel in the same direction as the hand on the wrist.