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To overcome fear one must have lived with fear.
Aikido is a means of self-correction of Intention through reflection.
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.
Everyone seeks some form of appreciation. Strive to offer appreciation whenever possible and you will create a peaceful wake wherever you go.
The true martial artist has a caring spirit that sees all as one.
If you study the martial arts with aggression and malice this will eventually bring you to view the world from a fearful place.
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.
Those who only seek destruction within the martial arts are disconnected to themselves and all fragile life.
Uke’s part in trying to hold nage with strength within the technique, teaches spiritual & physical flexibility.
Compassion is a powerful word. In it contains all of what is martial and what is art. Yet without the years in its study one may not come to understand its true meaning.