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The study of one’s posture within Aikido is as much spiritual as it is physical.
The study of one’s posture within Aikido is as much spiritual as it is physical.
A martial artist should not be measured on their ability to hurt or destroy an enemy but how they can change aggression into the art of peace.
To seek the path of ego within the martial arts will seed jealousy and corruption.
To hate is to know love. Strive to love over hate, if we are all to survive.
Treat others in the way you would like to be treated and a harmony shall exist.
It is not aggression from the martial artist that you should fear! It’s the calm from the lack of aggression you should fear the most.
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.
A martial artist should always train the mind as well as the body, but not always moving in synchronization.
To defeat an enemy with compassion over aggression will take great understanding. Introduce this as a part of your life’s philosophy.