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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.
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.
There really are no throws in Aikido only the art of leading your partners ki with your ki in a unified direction. Anything other than this opposes harmony and will inevitably be a throw.
To defeat an enemy with compassion over aggression will take great understanding. Introduce this as a part of your life’s philosophy.
With shomen uchi ikkyo don’t meet at the top – the person may perceive this as you defending and change the attack.
It is not aggression from the martial artist that you should fear! It’s the calm from the lack of aggression you should fear the most.
To hate is to know love. Strive to love over hate, if we are all to survive.
The enlightened martial artist sees no enemy but the one within.
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.
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.