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Christopher Li wrote:
Reminds me of something that Yukiyoshi Sagawa said (from "Aikido no Ogi", by Yoshimaru Keisetsu):
"A body that uses Aiki is used like a stretched string. Wherever you go continue as if the string is pulled tight. Outwardly it should appear as if this is not the case."
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That's uplifting.
But really, very comforting to know that Sagawa described the mystery in a way that could be construed to mean the same thing I said!
Yet, sadly, he could still be completely right and I could still be completely wrong. I think it's very best to always assume, as Lee seems to do, that you could be completely off track even though you think you understand. This topic has given me some things to really sharpen my mind with and it's only through these discussions and meeting with Dan and Ark that I finally came to understand my ki and its relation to my mind and body. And that came through arguing about fascia…So it's as if I have dissected myself (really beginning with the aikiweb thread called
The Leather Man) and I have understood a whole new approach to using effort in martial arts technique.
And this thing about the bowstring does seem to have real relevance to the pursuit.
I appreciate your very interesting contribution to the questions.
Thanks.
David