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To overcome fear one must have lived with fear.
All techniques must blend with your partner. If felt by their physical they will be resisted by their physical.
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.
Be more attracted to the less aggressive side within the martial arts, control without destruction is the key.
To hate or to not hate an enemy! It starts within your mind! Train to see all from the same perspective.
To hate is to know love. Strive to love over hate, if we are all to survive.
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.
To defeat an enemy with compassion over aggression will take great understanding. Introduce this as a part of your life’s philosophy.
Why do we study a lifetime of fighting within the martial arts? To seek a peaceful path to enlightenment.