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To view one as an enemy is to see ourselves without having any wrong.
To view one as an enemy is to see ourselves without having any wrong.
To hate is to know love. Strive to love over hate, if we are all to survive.
In ikkyo the hand on the elbow must travel in the same direction as the hand on the wrist.
Don’t be attracted only to powerful techniques within a martial art you do see, but more in the peaceful path of what you don’t see.
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.
Without some form of understanding of “ki”, the brain will always interpret technique from a physical perspective.
While performing the shomen uchi Ikkyo technique you must enter in first then raise your arms, not raise your arms then enter in.
To care for others is the real martial art. To not care shows a disregard for yourself and the universe.
Learning to be soft when intimidated is the key to progress. If the ego will not yield to the attackers physical aggression a conflict of the physical to co-exist takes place. This restricts the true concepts of Aikido to be realised.
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.