The Most Essential Principles of Budo: Structure
A while back, over on Aikido-L (for those who remember it!) we were discussing the most important principles of Aikido. I ended up boiling the question down even further and wondering what the most essential principles of budo are. These would be principles that are essential no matter what art you studying. My first one is structure, and I wrte this blog post in regards to it.
http://budobum.blogspot.com/2014/06/...s-in-budo.html What do you think? Did I miss something even more essential? |
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Nice post. I would suggest that much of what we discuss under "relaxation," "mind at one point," "extend," etc are all ways to shorthand/visualize/manifest improvements in structure.
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We're not very good at talking about alignment of hand bones or spinal column and putting it into application. Talking about one-point or relaxation or extension are much more effective ways of getting our body to do what we want.
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Like five-element theory, I Ching, or ichirei sangen shikon hachiriki all important components interact with the others -- and in multiple dimensions, and in patterned ways but with no set orders of priority. If I were to list five (not magical, that's just all I have in mind at the moment) I'd say: Sensitivity. Structure. Rhythm. Connection. Continuity. As a first cut... |
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