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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.
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.
Martial arts should not be a platform for displaying the ego. Methods that do can lead one down a wrong path.
The enlightened martial artist sees no enemy but the one within.
All techniques must blend with your partner. If felt by their physical they will be resisted by their physical.
Within the martial arts, while competition in the form of sport exists, the art of Budo, a way of love may never be truly understood.
To care for others is the real martial art. To not care shows a disregard for yourself and the universe.
When performing Nikkyo to the wrist, enter and then apply the pressure to the wrist, don’t apply pressure to the wrist first.
Uke’s part in trying to hold nage with strength within the technique, teaches spiritual & physical flexibility.
The true martial artist has a caring spirit that sees all as one.
In ikkyo the hand on the elbow must travel in the same direction as the hand on the wrist.