Articles about Aikido
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The Spirit of Aikido
AIKI is Love. By taking the universal spirit of the Heaven and the Earth as our own, we strive to fulfill our individual mission in life through the Great Spirit that lovingly protects all things in Creation. This is the way of the Bu. AIKI is to attain victory over oneself and to cause the enemies…
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“One of the most wise decisions…”
I recently have joined the Aikido dojo at Delhi. And I am convinced that it is one of the most wise decisions I have made since a long time. The incentive for me to join the dojo was purely because of the viewing of the website. The creativity and the content of the website is…
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BUDO – Some thoughts – II
(An incomplete attempt at completing the line of thought of the first article ) There is a peculiar characteristic of any effort to intellectualizing an issue – it raises more questions than it answers. Probably why old veterans are quiet people, who appear reluctant to answer questions, and even when they do, the answers are…
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Inner harmony
(An except from Iron Balls and Elbow Power by Nick Waites. This book captures the teachings of Shihan Terry Ezra Sensei, Birkenhead, England.)‘In aikido the ki of the individual self becomes unified with the ki of the entire universe. We ourselves must ceaselessly work to realise this union.’ – Morihei UeshibaThe system of aikido to…
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The Benefits of Aikido
The benefits of Aikido are many, and can last a lifetime. As a path of self-development, Aikido leads towards the integration of mind, body, and spirit – towards making us complete human beings, which not only benefits us, but benefits the people around us. Physically and psychologically, Aikido is at the same time very complex…