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To live only in today or the past leaves no room for tomorrow.
Be more attracted to the less aggressive side within the martial arts, control without destruction is the key.
It’s less important how strong others see you. And far more important in the strength you see in yourself.
All techniques must blend with your partner. If felt by their physical they will be resisted by their physical.
Do not view martial arts as mere self-defence! You could miss out on so much more they offer.
Why do we study a lifetime of fighting within the martial arts? To seek a peaceful path to enlightenment.
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.
The study of one’s posture within Aikido is as much spiritual as it is physical.
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.