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Old 09-06-2002, 11:03 AM   #58
virginia_kyu
Dojo: Aikido of Northern Virginia
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 95
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So, is that quote an example of what you mean by personal development?
No I am not trying to avoid your question at all. The quote is not what I mean by personal development, it is what aiki means.
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How do you tell the difference between dogma and a legitimately AiKi-influenced perspective?
There really isnt much difference. It is when people try to use Aikido as a platform for political ideology that it becomes annoying to me.
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What is the line between pointing out where my ideas of AiKi differ from someone elses and hammering them?
It really depends on the context.

-- Michael Neal
-- http://www.theaikidolink.dnsdyn.net/