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If you study the martial arts with aggression and malice this will eventually bring you to view the world from a fearful place.
If you study the martial arts with aggression and malice this will eventually bring you to view the world from a fearful place.
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.
Look for a Sensei that can inspire you to search beyond technique. The longer you study the martial arts, clearer will be your understanding within the applied techniques.
It’s less important how strong others see you. And far more important in the strength you see in yourself.
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.
The true martial artist has a caring spirit that sees all as one.
The ultimate goal of Aikido attained is seeing yourself and the world through eyes that are non-confrontational.
The study of one’s posture within Aikido is as much spiritual as it is physical.
Martial arts should not be a platform for displaying the ego. Methods that do can lead one down a wrong path.
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.