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Cherie Cornmesser wrote:
I am not saying that it is wrong to come out of the conflict on top. I am saying that having the mindset that "my goal must be to beat my enemy" is not in the spirit of aikido, as I understand it.
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that's the thing. dealing with "enemy", you want to beat them or be beaten. it's a binary solution. dealing with friends and others, you might want something different. i thought the spirit of aikido is to make the other person knows that they are beaten before the beating start, by inviting them to the local pub to discuss the beating, over a pint or two or three.
