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MHolmes · 01-14-2003, 05:03 AM

Aikido comes from the sword. If you want to truly understand your waza, you really need to understand the nature of the sword. Everything is one in aikido. Thinking of it as pieces that may be pasted together and learned or not learned will never lead to understanding. Regards.

01-14-2003, 05:03 AM	#17
MHolmes Dojo: Miyazaki Aikido Renseikai Location: Japan Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1 Offline	Re: Weapons Training Poll Aikido comes from the sword. If you want to truly understand your waza, you really need to understand the nature of the sword. Everything is one in aikido. Thinking of it as pieces that may be pasted together and learned or not learned will never lead to understanding. Regards.