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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.
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.
There are constant messages guiding our paths through life. To hear we must stop our busy lives a moment and listen.
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.
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 show compassion is one of the highest values. Strive within your martial art to make this your priority.
With shomen uchi ikkyo don’t meet at the top – the person may perceive this as you defending and change the attack.
The study of one’s posture within Aikido is as much spiritual as it is physical.
It’s less important how strong others see you. And far more important in the strength you see in yourself.
A martial artist should always train the mind as well as the body, but not always moving in synchronization.