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To overcome fear one must have lived with fear.
To hate or to not hate an enemy! It starts within your mind! Train to see all from the same perspective.
Have patience while walking the path of Aikido there really is no final destination. Study sincerely in the moment for today is what matters. Tomorrow will come all too soon. Reflect in the journey this is the ultimate goal.
Learning to receive holds like nikkyo, sankyo, kotegashi etc. Is the study of extending ki out of an arm that is constantly flexible.
The ultimate goal of Aikido attained is seeing yourself and the world through eyes that are non-confrontational.
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.
Martial arts should not be a platform for displaying the ego. Methods that do can lead one down a wrong path.
To defeat an enemy with compassion over aggression will take great understanding. Introduce this as a part of your life’s philosophy.
In ikkyo the hand on the elbow must travel in the same direction as the hand on the wrist.
It takes greater courage to lead by truth than to lead with fear and deception.