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It takes greater courage to lead by truth than to lead with fear and deception.
It takes greater courage to lead by truth than to lead with fear and deception.
To show compassion is one of the highest values. Strive within your martial art to make this your priority.
Learning to receive holds like nikkyo, sankyo, kotegashi etc. Is the study of extending ki out of an arm that is constantly flexible.
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.
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.
Why do we study a lifetime of fighting within the martial arts? To seek a peaceful path to enlightenment.
To seek the path of ego within the martial arts will seed jealousy and corruption.
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.