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Why do we bear arms at the slightest miscommunication? Our relationship with our ego craves always to be right.
Why do we bear arms at the slightest miscommunication? Our relationship with our ego craves always to be right.
You can own a sword, display a sword or collect to sell swords. But the way of the samurai sword is only revealed to the user.
With shomen uchi ikkyo don’t meet at the top – the person may perceive this as you defending and change the attack.
Everyone seeks some form of appreciation. Strive to offer appreciation whenever possible and you will create a peaceful wake wherever you go.
After a life time study in martial arts you may come to the realization that fighting or not fighting, is really the same.
To train a life time acquiring skills of self-defence only to seek retribution in the destruction of others becomes a wasted journey; a path of self-destruction.
Why do we study a lifetime of fighting within the martial arts? To seek a peaceful path to enlightenment.
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.
Your brain doesn’t always understand what your eyes see. Training is the only option to unlock the many facets to the martial arts.
The enlightened martial artist sees no enemy but the one within.