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Martial arts should not be a platform for displaying the ego. Methods that do can lead one down a wrong path.
Martial arts should not be a platform for displaying the ego. Methods that do can lead one down a wrong path.
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.
Respect should always be offered to the opponent first. Often this can lead an attitude of dis-harmony into a peaceful resolution.
Martial Arts should not focus entirely on the destruction of an enemy but in ways it can strive to embrace the enemy.
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.
Love never destroys; hate in itself bears the scars of countless battles.
To view one as an enemy is to see ourselves without having any wrong.
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.
The true martial artist has a caring spirit that sees all as one.