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Old 12-26-2008, 09:22 PM   #658
GeneC
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Re: The continued Evolution of Aikido

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Sy Labthavikul wrote: View Post
From my understanding, a part of O'Sensei's enlightenment came when he was able to reconcile the seemingly contradictory notions of remaining martial and yet not having to actively work on making his opponents "lose," i.e., he didn't have to kill.
Yet he competed all his life.What a contradiction... a hyp..well, you know. Btw collecting more points than your opponent is a far cry from killing. Besides, I'll predict that in Aikido, it won't be one actively working to make his opponent lose, it'll be one defeating themself more than the other defeating themself.

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Emotion is pure energy flowing feely thru the body-Dan Millman