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Within the martial arts, while competition in the form of sport exists, the art of Budo, a way of love may never be truly understood.
Within the martial arts, while competition in the form of sport exists, the art of Budo, a way of love may never be truly understood.
To seek the path of ego within the martial arts will seed jealousy and corruption.
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.
It’s less important how strong others see you. And far more important in the strength you see in yourself.
To care for others is the real martial art. To not care shows a disregard for yourself and the universe.
To defeat an enemy with compassion over aggression will take great understanding. Introduce this as a part of your life’s philosophy.
The study of one’s posture within Aikido is as much spiritual as it is physical.
There really are no throws in Aikido only the art of leading your partners ki with your ki in a unified direction. Anything other than this opposes harmony and will inevitably be a throw.
Martial arts should not be a platform for displaying the ego. Methods that do can lead one down a wrong path.