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Training in a martial art has no end, just a beginning.
As there are opposites such as, positive and negative, yin and yang, war and peace. We should always strive to seek the art of peace.
To seek the path of ego within the martial arts will seed jealousy and corruption.
To view one as an enemy is to see ourselves without having any wrong.
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.
Why is there so much energy given to the art of war? The art of peace requires so little!
The use of aggression for the martial artist is to cover up there anger and or fear. This contributes to their miss-understanding to truly know themselves.
Martial arts are not studied to enhance aggression, but to train the spirit to reveal flaws for ones own self correction.
Respect should always be offered to the opponent first. Often this can lead an attitude of dis-harmony into a peaceful resolution.
In ikkyo the hand on the elbow must travel in the same direction as the hand on the wrist.